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Pyracantha crenulata

(D.Don) M.Roem. (1847)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Rosales Family: Rosaceae Genus: Pyracantha

firethorn

Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Potentially naturalizing
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Potentially naturalizing

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3: 220 (1847)

Other References

Herbarium Pacificum Staff 1999:9 (NEWNAT/K, H, DESCR, P. angustifolia misapplied, in part = P. crenatoserrata); Staples & Herbst 2005:477 (DESCR); Feng et al. 2021:244 (Syn. P. crenatoserrata = P. crenulata)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Pyracantha crenulata Kilauea Military Camp Preserved_Specimen Low, stiff, spreading bush, ripe fruit red, fleshy. Fosberg, F.R. 44463 Hawaii BISH 1963-11-25
2 Pyracantha crenulata Waimea District: Kokee State Park, mile 18.4 on Highway 550 just before Puu o Kila Lookout on southern rim of Kalalau Valley Diverse wet forest with Metrosideros dominant. Preserved_Specimen Spiny shrub 3 m tall with arching branches. Flowers white, fruits orange red, fleshy. Lorence, D.H. 6002 Kauai BISH 1988-05-20
3 Pyracantha crenulata Wahiawa Preserved_Specimen Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1954-09-20
4 Pyracantha crenulata Honolulu, Univ. of Hawaii, Magoon Headhouse Preserved_Specimen Rauch, F. Oahu BISH 1994-07-05
5 Pyracantha crenulata Kilauea, Devastation Trail scoriaceous rubble, open scrub Preserved_Specimen 1.5-2 m shrub; open habit; stiff spiny branches; leaves glossy deep green above; petals ~4 mm long, white, ~broad ovate; fruit 5-6 mm across, round and flattened, shining scarlet Sykes, W.R. 32191 Hawaii BISH 1991-06-02
6 Pyracantha crenulata Honolulu; Oahu Ave. and Kaala st Preserved_Specimen Spreading shrub. St.John, H. 13314 Oahu BISH 1933-08-18
7 Pyracantha crenulata Hawaii National Park, near Kilauea, old CCC Camp, in abandoned garden Preserved_Specimen Several shrubs; berries shiny, bright red, mealy, with 5 nutlets. Fagerlund, G.O. 1219 Hawaii BISH 1945-11-28
8 Pyracantha crenulata Wahiawa, H.S.P.A. nursery Preserved_Specimen Fruit orange-red with black tip. Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1949-06-10
9 Pyracantha crenulata Residence of Mr. Horner Preserved_Specimen Woolford, H.A. Hawaii BISH 1954-12-22
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