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Hymenaea courbaril

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

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

jatoba, stinky toe tree, West Indian locust tree

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Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 1192 (1753)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Hymenaea courbaril Koolau Mts., Drum Road above delta cutoff, weird trees point in GIS online. Canopy of ironwood; understory sparse, some Ardisia elliptica. Preserved_Specimen Adventive tree 4 m tall, 4 plants, incl. 2 small trees under 1 m tall. Appears to have spread in the area to some extent. Young leaves are white/pale and droopy. Not reproductive. Kawelo, K. 529 Oahu BISH 2020-01-30
2 Hymenaea courbaril Makiki Loop Trail above Hawaii Nature Center Preserved_Specimen Woody pod w/ thick walls, dark brown dotted w/ minute pale dots; inside smells very bad, seeds attacked by fungus Ikagawa, T. Oahu BISH
3 Hymenaea courbaril H.S.P.A. plantation. Manoa District Preserved_Specimen Grant, M.L. 7532 Oahu BISH 1934-10-29
4 Hymenaea courbaril Makiki Loop Trail above Hawaii Nature Center Group of planted trees, nr Parkia, Bauhinia Preserved_Specimen Tree 20-25 m tall; pods found on ground not visible on tree Ikagawa, T. 2 Oahu BISH 1991-08-15
5 Hymenaea courbaril Honolulu, Makiki Loop Trail, above the Hawaii Nature Center Growing in a group of planted trees along Makiki Loop Trail; found near Parkia, Bauhinia Preserved_Specimen Tree 20-25 meters tall growing above trail. Pods found on the ground on the trail, not visible on tree itself. Ikagawa, T. 2 Oahu BISH 1991-08-15
6 Hymenaea courbaril Koloa, Lawai Valley, NTBG, headquarters, behind lab building Preserved_Specimen 20' tree, spreading crown; leaflets glossy medium green above, duller, paler below, yellowish green midvein, petioule and petiole; fruit woody, dark brown Flynn, T.W. 7223 Kauai BISH 2005-02-14
7 Hymenaea courbaril Koloa, Lawai Valley, NTBG, headquarters, behind lab building Preserved_Specimen 20' tree, spreading crown; leaflets glossy medium green above, duller, paler below, yellowish green midvein, petioule and petiole; fruit woody, dark brown Flynn, T.W. 7223 Kauai BISH 2005-02-14
8 Hymenaea courbaril Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden, McBryde Garden in Lawai Valley; headquarters at 3530 Papalina Road, at NW end of research building. Preserved_Specimen Tree 7 m high trunk 30 cm diam, bark smooth gray. Leaves dark green, glossy above. Sepals green tinged with red, petals, style and stamens white; flowers nocturnal, not fragrant (5 pm). Fruits brown. Lorence, D.H. 9632 Kauai BISH 2007-07-06
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