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Saraca indica

L. (1767)

This name is accepted

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

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Mant. Pl.: 98 (1767)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Saraca indica Honolulu, M.E. Foster's residence Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 12952 Oahu BISH 1917-03-01
2 Saraca indica Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Woolford, H.A. Oahu BISH 1949-08-01
3 Saraca indica Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1954-10-01
4 Saraca indica Foster Botanic Garden dense shade Preserved_Specimen Tree of 5 m. Flowers creamy orange aging to orange red Lau, J. 2468 Oahu BISH 1986-05-23
5 Saraca indica Kona District, Manoa Lyon Arboretum:ULMakai-near the trail post 1B in the beginning of the Buddha Trail. Preserved_Specimen Tree, 12-15 m tall, highly branched, flowering, flowers yellow-orange; fruit pods pink. Dunn, L. 571 Oahu BISH 2015-04-24
6 Saraca indica Kawaiiki Gulch near Red LZ Canopy: Metrosideros polymorpha, Psidium cattleianum, Psychotria mariniana , Heliocarpus popayanensis Understory: Cyrtandra dentata, Angiopteris evecta, Clidemia hirta, Cyclosorus parasiticus Musa sp. Preserved_Specimen Tree 10m. Leaves: compound. Flowers: orange, fragrant. Naturalized not planted. Bractioles +/- spreading, sometimes somewhat clasping; fringe of hairs on bractioles a better match w/ specimens, though a limiteed number of specimens and not [] strange find. Keir, M. 441 Oahu BISH 2016-04-19
7 Saraca indica Foster Botanic Garden dense shade Preserved_Specimen Tree of 5 m. Flowers creamy orange aging to orange red Lau, J. 2468 Oahu BISH 1986-05-23
8 Saraca indica Honolulu, Nuuanu Ave., M.E. Foster's Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 12953 Oahu BISH 1916-11-01
9 Saraca indica Honolulu, Nuuanu Ave., M.E. Foster's Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 12952 Oahu BISH 1917-03-01
10 Saraca indica Honolulu, Lyon Arboretum, H-27-9-3 Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 12952 Oahu BISH 1917-03-01
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