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Joannesia princeps

Vell. (1798)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malpighiales Family: Euphorbiaceae Genus: Joannesia

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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: Alogr. Alkalis: 199 (1798)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Joannesia princeps Lyon Arboretum, 23-5-2 Preserved_Specimen Tree about 45 ft. tall with a 16 inch dbh.; bark, smooth, gray-brown; fruit green when mature; sap orange, transparent. Herbst, D.R. 682 Oahu BISH 1967-10-28
2 Joannesia princeps Lyon Arboretum 23-5-2 (5969) Preserved_Specimen Tree ca 45 ft. tall, dbh ca 16 in.. Bark smooth, gray-brown-fruit green when mature. Orange, transparent sap in wood. a) 10# fruit - lf, st (tw). 3-1/2 in. dry - ground 942 gm Nov 18. b) sd. c) fr. Herbst, D.R. 682 Oahu BISH 1967-10-29
3 Joannesia princeps Koloa, Lawai Valley, NTBG, 4 House Canyon, map #40 Preserved_Specimen 14 m x 64 cm tree, leaves palmately compound, pale green, paler beneath; large green seed pods 10x12 cm, exocarp/mesocarp in 4 sections, leathery, ~2 cm thick, endocarp woody and hard, in 6 segments, ~7 cm diam., 2 seeds, 2 carpels ~2.25 cm wide Chapin, M.H. 28 Kauai BISH 1997-10-01
4 Joannesia princeps Lyon Arboretum, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Tree 50 ft. high. Fruit large, rough. Osgood, R.V. 44 Oahu BISH 1964-11-30
5 Joannesia princeps Honolulu, Manoa Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Tall tree; fr. large, hard shelled; male, female fls. separate, but in same cluster, 8 stamens joined (5 lower in ring around 3 upper), 4-5 stalked glands at base of staminal column. Tagawa, T. Oahu BISH 1956-06-19
6 Joannesia princeps Aiea, gym Preserved_Specimen Tree 25 ft. high; it was cut back and this material is from sprouts. Nobori, J. Oahu BISH 1954-06-09
7 Joannesia princeps Honolulu, campus of University of Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Petals white, mild odor. Krajina, V.J. Oahu BISH 1962-03-02
8 Joannesia princeps Manoa Valley, arboretum at head Preserved_Specimen Board of Agriculture and Forestry Oahu BISH 1956-01-01
9 Joannesia princeps Koloa District, Lawai Valley, NTBG Four House Canyon. NTBG acc. #880050.001, map #40 Preserved_Specimen Tree single trunk ca. 14 m. ht., 64 cm DBH, leaves palmately compound, pale green, paler beneath; large green seed pods 10 cm wide x 12 cm long, exocarp/mesocarp in 4 sections, leathery, ca 2-2.5 cm thick, endocarp woody and hard, in six segments, ca 7 cm in diameter, 2 seeds, 2 carpels ca 2.25 cm wide. Chapin, M.H. 28 Kauai BISH 1997-10-01
10 Joannesia princeps Honolulu, Manoa valley, Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Trees 20-25 m high, trunks with smooth grey bark, brs. with copious latex; past flowering. Webster, G.L. 13800 Oahu BISH 1968-06-19
11 Joannesia princeps HSPA., Honolulu Preserved_Specimen MacDaniels, L.H. 409 Oahu BISH 1927-01-12
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