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Pseudobombax ellipticum

(Kunth) Dugand (1943)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Genus: Pseudobombax

shaving bush tree

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Wind

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Caldasia 2: 67 (1943)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Pseudobombax ellipticum Honolulu, Queen's Hospital, grounds Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1932-02-25
2 Pseudobombax ellipticum Honolulu, Sandy Beach County Park In full sun. Preserved_Specimen A sparingly branched spreading tree 6 m. tall. Mostly leafless and beginning to flush out with new growth. The bark is avocado-green and olive-green. Stamens white. Petals within lime-green. Petals without lime-green largely obscured by a covering of hairs. Flower odorless (afternoon). Lau, J. 2153 Oahu BISH 1986-03-17
3 Pseudobombax ellipticum Honolulu, Queen's Hospital Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Oahu BISH
4 Pseudobombax ellipticum Honolulu, Lyon Arboretum, Lyon parking lot Preserved_Specimen Tree, highly branched at 1 ft. above crown. Flowers light pink. Deciduous, with brick-red flush. Hirano, R. 1 Oahu BISH 1969-01-01
5 Pseudobombax ellipticum Lyon Arboretum, tree at edge of parking lot, now fully leafed out Preserved_Specimen Leaves appear ca 6-8 weeks after flowering concludes. New Leaves shiny reddish, turning olive green when fully expanded; pet reddish. Staples, G.W. 939 Oahu BISH 1994-07-01
6 Pseudobombax ellipticum Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Large tree (25 ft. tall, 40 ft. spread) behind orchid lath house, leafless, flowers white-fil white, pet scurfy brown hairy over greenish color, calyx reddish green, nectary glands on receptacle a ring of bright green spots. Flowers odorless, pet hand +/- flat (not coiled). Staples, G.W. 917 Oahu BISH 1994-03-18
7 Pseudobombax ellipticum Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Small tree; flowers deep-pink; petals pink inside, bronze-red outside; stamens pink. (like white-flowered tree.) Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1961-03-23
8 Pseudobombax ellipticum Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Smaller tree behind orchid lath house. 18-20 ft. tall, 25 ft. spread, leafless. Flowers hot pink, ca. 6-8 inches tall, pet hairy on bothe sides, coiling up, anther fil +/- erect, cerise pink, calyx reddish-green, with ring of bright green nectary glands around base. Staples, G.W. 918 Oahu BISH 1994-03-18
9 Pseudobombax ellipticum Honolulu, Lyon Arboretum, Lyon parking lot Preserved_Specimen Tree, highly branched at 1 ft. above crown. Flowers light pink. Deciduous, with brick-red flush. Hirano, R. 1 Oahu BISH 1969-01-01
10 Pseudobombax ellipticum Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Small tree. Flowers: petals pink inside, bronze outside, 4 inches long; stamens cerise, 4 inches long, anthers white. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1961-03-24
11 Pseudobombax ellipticum Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Tree leafless, bearing 1 open pink flower and several buds; tree has borne flowers for months. Dried flower parts gathered from ground. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1942-05-27
12 Pseudobombax ellipticum Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Leaves only. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1958-03-11
13 Pseudobombax ellipticum Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Petals and stamens rose-pink, calyx black-red. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1958-04-08
14 Pseudobombax ellipticum Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Fallen flower. Petals 4, brownish-pink; stamens cerise, 8-14 cm. long, joined at base in tube 5 mm. long, anthers brown; pistil not collected. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1959-04-22
15 Pseudobombax ellipticum Honolulu, Queen's Hospital Preserved_Specimen One leaflet. Kerr, M. Oahu BISH 1946-06-01
16 Pseudobombax ellipticum Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Small tree. Flowers: petals pink inside, bronze outside, 4 inches long; stamens cerise, 4 inches long, anthers white. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1961-03-24
17 Pseudobombax ellipticum Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Small tree; few leaves left. Flowers: petals white inside, dotted with maroon outside; calyx dark-red; stamens joined in twos near base, white; anthers brown and tan. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1961-03-23
18 Pseudobombax ellipticum Honolulu, Lyon Arboretum. Two trees beside parking area Preserved_Specimen Trees ca 20 ft tall, 35 ft spread, leafless, end flowering season. Flowers erect, 1-3 at bran end; calyx bowl-shaped, deep maroon, very firm fleshy, 2-3 glands in ring at base outside; pet 5, recoiled after anthesis, pinkish, farinose coating outside; fil erect, hot pink, shaving brush-like, anth white; pistil longer than stam, pinkish fading to white apically, stigmas 5, white. Staples, G.W. 930 Oahu BISH 1994-04-12
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