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Parmentiera cereifera

Seem. (1854)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Bignoniaceae Genus: Parmentiera

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

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

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Bot. Voy. Herald: 182 (1854)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Parmentiera cereifera Wahiawa Botanic Garden Preserved_Specimen A spreading multi-trunked tree 6 m. tall. Flowers cauliflorously borne along the trunks and major limbs. Corollas white with a lime-green tint. Flowers odorless (afternoon). Lau, J. 2305 Oahu BISH 1986-05-02
2 Parmentiera cereifera Pauwaawaa Preserved_Specimen Small tree; Height 15-20 feet. Calyx longer than in T. Berterii. Fruit longer than T. Berterii. Bryan, L.W. 9 Hawaii BISH 1927-03-05
3 Parmentiera cereifera Puuwaawaa Preserved_Specimen Foliage dry. Fruit in ale. Brown, F.B.H. 144 Hawaii BISH 1927-03-05
4 Parmentiera cereifera Koloa District: Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanical Garden. Economic Section along west side of Lawai Stream Preserved_Specimen Young shrub 1.5 m., 2-stemmed from base. Flowers terminal, calyx green, corolla pale green-white, with unpleasant odor, mustard-like (3 PM). Fruits fleshy, waxy yellowish-green, seeds white. Lorence, D.H. 7740 Kauai BISH 1995-12-08
5 Parmentiera cereifera Honolulu, University of Hawaii Manoa Campus Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. Oahu BISH 1930-05-01
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