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Butea monosperma

(Lam.) Kuntze (1891)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Butea

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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: Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 202 (1891)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Butea monosperma Lawai Valley. Cultivated plants of the National Tropical Botanical Garden. At junction of old railroad grade of W side of valley and lower valley road. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 5734 Kauai PTBG 3/14/1995
2 Butea monosperma island of kauai, waimea district. about 2 miles north of kekaha on highway 55 to waimea canyon. pacific ocean drainage. Dry semi-desert Mesquite vegetation, volcanic soil. Southwest slope. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN edward f. anderson 2005 WCW 8/12/1963
3 Butea monosperma oahu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN wilkes explor. exped. s.n. Oahu US 1838-08-08
4 Butea monosperma foster botanic garden, honolulu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN p. c. hutchison 2857 Kauai US 1/20/1967
5 Butea monosperma honolulu, foster gardens PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neill, d. collector number: 5220 Oahu BISH 5/6/1982
6 Butea monosperma niihau PRESERVED_SPECIMEN gregory, h.e. collector number: brown 1432 Niihau BISH 9/24/1926
7 Butea monosperma Honolulu, Foster Gardens PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neill, D. 5220 Oahu BISH 5/6/1982
8 Butea monosperma Koloa, Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanical Garden, junction of old railroad grade at W side of valley and lower valley road PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. 5734 Kauai BISH 3/14/1995
9 Butea monosperma Honolulu, Foster Gardens full sun PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lau, J. 2409 Oahu BISH 5/16/1986
10 Butea monosperma honolulu, foster gardens full sun PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lau, j. collector number: 2409 Oahu BISH 5/16/1986
11 Butea monosperma foster botanic garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN d. a. neill 5220 ALCB 5/6/1982
12 Butea monosperma honolulu, foster gardens PRESERVED_SPECIMEN potter, c. Oahu BISH 3/11/1958
13 Butea monosperma koloa, lawai valley, national tropical botanical garden, junction of old railroad grade at w side of valley and lower valley road PRESERVED_SPECIMEN flynn, t. collector number: 5734 Kauai BISH 3/14/1995
14 Butea monosperma honolulu; cultivated at foster botanical garden, oahu. Large tree with clustered red-orange flowers. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN shirley c. tucker 26716 LSU 1/16/1985
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