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Pterygota alata

(Roxb.) R.Br. (1844)

This name is accepted

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

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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

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Pterocymbium: 234 (1844)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Pterygota alata Honolulu, Univ. of Hawaii, betw. Science Bdg. and Cafeteria Preserved_Specimen Lvs. leathery, green spotted with white. Fls. unisexual, not dioecious, within smooth and maroon, outside hairy and copper-brown Price, J.A. Oahu BISH 1942-11-11
2 Pterygota alata Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. 620128021 Oahu BISH 1962-01-28
3 Pterygota alata Honolulu, Univ. Hawaii, Manoa Campus Preserved_Specimen Sohmer, S.H. 6374 Oahu BISH 1970-02-27
4 Pterygota alata Univ. Hawaii campus Preserved_Specimen Stone, B.C. 2835 Oahu BISH 1959-04-01
5 Pterygota alata Univ. of Hawaii, near Hemmenway Hall Preserved_Specimen tree 25 m. x 6 dm. St.John, H. 26052 Oahu BISH 1957-02-15
6 Pterygota alata Honolulu, Foster Garden, overhanging sidewalk on Vineyard Blvd Preserved_Specimen ~50' tree; lower trunk buttressed; flower unisexual, odorless Staples, G.W. 765 Oahu BISH 1991-12-13
7 Pterygota alata UH Campus Arboretum. Single species on campus. Located NNE of Hemenway Hall. Preserved_Specimen Large, healthy tree approx 85 ft tall, with a diameter (at shoulder height) of 4 ft. Flowers copper colored and densely pubescent. Haltom, J. 25 Oahu BISH 2023-01-19
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