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Parmentiera aculeata

(Kunth) 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

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Bot. Voy. Herald: 183 (1854)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Parmentiera aculeata Hamakua coast HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 3/15/2012
2 Parmentiera aculeata Waimea Arboretum Partially shaded. Preserved_Specimen A tree 5 m. tall. Flowers lime-green, odorless (morning). Lau, J. 2611 Oahu BISH 1986-07-07
3 Parmentiera aculeata Lawai Valley. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden. Economic area Preserved_Specimen Tree of 12 ft. Leaflets dark green above with yellowish-green midvein, below paler. Calyx green; corolla tube very pale green with whitish-green lobes; filaments and style whitish-green. Flynn, T.W. 1937 Kauai BISH 1986-11-12
4 Parmentiera aculeata Hamakua coast HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 2/8/2012
5 Parmentiera aculeata Honolulu, Kalihi Valley, Kalihi Street, corner opposite Kalihi School Preserved_Specimen Shrub 12 ft. high, branches straight; leaves trifoliate; fruit yellow, juicy, fragrant, 3 & a half by 1 & 3/4. Flowers pale green and mauve. McGuire, T. Oahu BISH 1943-07-05
6 Parmentiera aculeata Honolulu, Kalihi Street Preserved_Specimen Fruit greenish-yellow, mellow odor. McQuesten, F. Oahu BISH 1948-09-15
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