Fitchia speciosa

Cheeseman (1903)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Fitchia

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Description

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Leaves: Leaves simple. Opposite and decussate. Blades ovate Margins entire or serrate/dentate.

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Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Naturalized

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 6: 284 (1903)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:317 (O)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Fitchia speciosa Honolulu; 30 ft. west of summit of Tantalus Drive Preserved_Specimen Trees to 35 ft. tall with tan bark, prop. roots. Henrickson, J.S. 3830 Oahu BISH 1969-07-06
2 Fitchia speciosa Honolulu; Mount Tantalus Preserved_Specimen Small tree (15 ft., 2.5 dbh.) with stilt roots; smooth, light brown bark, and orange florets. Herbst, D.R. 770 Oahu BISH 1967-12-10
3 Fitchia speciosa Honolulu; Ualakaa Street; residence of Greenwell Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. Oahu BISH 1930-11-20
4 Fitchia speciosa Kailua; foot of Nuuanu Pali Preserved_Specimen Tree 4 m. tall; fls. orange-red Fosberg, F.R. 13342 Oahu BISH 1936-12-14
5 Fitchia speciosa Honolulu; Mount Tantalus; home of G. C. Munro Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. Oahu BISH 1940-03-24
6 Fitchia speciosa Honolulu, Tantalus Preserved_Specimen Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1949-12-29
7 Fitchia speciosa Honolulu, Nuuanu Valley Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. Oahu BISH 1930-12-18
8 Fitchia speciosa Honolulu; Mount Tantalus; near the summit of Tantalus Drive Dense, ever-wet rain forest vegetation Preserved_Specimen Gillett, G.W. 1712 Oahu BISH 1965-03-03
9 Fitchia speciosa Kapalama Stream Moist wooded valley Preserved_Specimen Several 7 m. tall trees St.John, H. 20282 Oahu BISH 1942-03-22
10 Fitchia speciosa Mt. Tantalus, Forest Reserve Preserved_Specimen Small tree ca 15' tall; dbh +/- 2-1/2. Smooth light brown bark. Orange florets. Stilt roots. 13-1/2# if, st, fl, fr, sd Herbst, D.R. 770 Oahu BISH 1967-12-10
11 Fitchia speciosa Honolulu; Kamehameha Girl's School Arboretum Planted in gully bottom in moist place Preserved_Specimen Trees 12-18 ft. high; fls. reddish Judd Jr., A.F. 2424 Oahu BISH 1938-12-10
12 Fitchia speciosa Honolulu; Slope below Round Top Road, 0.2 mi below junction of Round Top Rd. & Tantalus Drive With Psidium Preserved_Specimen Carlquist, S. 29 Oahu BISH 1953-09-01