Tetrapleura tetraptera

(Schumach. & Thonn.) Taub. (1891)

This name is accepted

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

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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. Centralbl. 47: 395 (1891)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Tetrapleura tetraptera Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, lower valley legume area. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Tree 8 meters high, trunk 35 cm. dbh, bark smooth, gray. Leaves medium green. Fallen fruits shiny dark brown, fleshy within, with sweet caramel-like odor. Seed. Lorence, D.H. 10402 Kauai BISH 2013-07-03