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Veitchia arecina

Becc. (1921)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Genus: Veitchia

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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: Webbia 5: 78 (1921)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Veitchia arecina Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Trunk ca. 30 ft. tall, 10 diam. Leaf: sheath 50 long; petiole 11.5 densely covered with brown scales: rachis 123 densely covered with brown scales near base, thinning out ca. halfway along its length; leaflets 49-50 on a side, of 1-3 folds, with many long brown ramenta basally underneath. Infl: peduncle 7 long, 1.25 wide; panicle 25 long, 21 wide, 3-4x Baker, R.F. 900042 Oahu BISH 1989-12-14
2 Veitchia arecina Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum. LL Makai Preserved_Specimen Single trunk palm to 10 m. Sheath 1.38 m with dark patch of scales extending half way along rachis, white scales on sheath & rachis, brown scales on pinnae (underside) 5 cm from rachis, thinning out at 10 cm, after which present only on midrib for half its length. Petiole 10 cm, rachis 3 m, pinnae 48-53, basal pinnae some with lorae some without. Fruit red. Teraoka, W. 13 Oahu BISH 1979-04-25
3 Veitchia arecina Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Trunk ca. 30 ft. tall, 10 diam. Leaf: sheath 50 long; petiole 11.5 densely covered with brown scales: rachis 123 densely covered with brown scales near base, thinning out ca. halfway along its length; leaflets 49-50 on a side, of 1-3 folds, with many long brown ramenta basally underneath. Infl: peduncle 7 long, 1.25 wide; panicle 25 long, 21 wide, 3-4x Baker, R.F. 900042 Oahu BISH 1989-12-14
4 Veitchia arecina Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Trunk ca. 30 ft. tall, 10 diam. Leaf: sheath 50 long; petiole 11.5 densely covered with brown scales: rachis 123 densely covered with brown scales near base, thinning out ca. halfway along its length; leaflets 49-50 on a side, of 1-3 folds, with many long brown ramenta basally underneath. Infl: peduncle 7 long, 1.25 wide; panicle 25 long, 21 wide, 3-4x Baker, R.F. 900042 Oahu BISH 1989-12-14
5 Veitchia arecina Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Trunk ca. 30 ft. tall, 10 diam. Leaf: sheath 50 long; petiole 11.5 densely covered with brown scales: rachis 123 densely covered with brown scales near base, thinning out ca. halfway along its length; leaflets 49-50 on a side, of 1-3 folds, with many long brown ramenta basally underneath. Infl: peduncle 7 long, 1.25 wide; panicle 25 long, 21 wide, 3-4x Baker, R.F. 900042 Oahu BISH 1989-12-14
6 Veitchia arecina Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Trunk ca. 30 ft. tall, 10 diam. Leaf: sheath 50 long; petiole 11.5 densely covered with brown scales: rachis 123 densely covered with brown scales near base, thinning out ca. halfway along its length; leaflets 49-50 on a side, of 1-3 folds, with many long brown ramenta basally underneath. Infl: peduncle 7 long, 1.25 wide; panicle 25 long, 21 wide, 3-4x Baker, R.F. 900042 Oahu BISH 1989-12-14
7 Veitchia arecina Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. 62241 Oahu BISH 1962-03-26
8 Veitchia arecina Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum. LL Makai Preserved_Specimen Single trunk palm to 10 m. Sheath 1.38 m with dark patch of scales extending half way along rachis, white scales on sheath & rachis, brown scales on pinnae (underside) 5 cm from rachis, thinning out at 10 cm, after which present only on midrib for half its length. Petiole 10 cm, rachis 3 m, pinnae 48-53, basal pinnae some with lorae some without. Fruit red. Teraoka, W. 13 Oahu BISH 1979-04-25
9 Veitchia arecina Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum. LL Makai Preserved_Specimen Single trunk palm to 10 m. Sheath 1.38 m with dark patch of scales extending half way along rachis, white scales on sheath & rachis, brown scales on pinnae (underside) 5 cm from rachis, thinning out at 10 cm, after which present only on midrib for half its length. Petiole 10 cm, rachis 3 m, pinnae 48-53, basal pinnae some with lorae some without. Fruit red. Teraoka, W. 13 Oahu BISH 1979-04-25
10 Veitchia arecina Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum. LL Makai Preserved_Specimen Single trunk palm to 10 m. Sheath 1.38 m with dark patch of scales extending half way along rachis, white scales on sheath & rachis, brown scales on pinnae (underside) 5 cm from rachis, thinning out at 10 cm, after which present only on midrib for half its length. Petiole 10 cm, rachis 3 m, pinnae 48-53, basal pinnae some with lorae some without. Fruit red. Teraoka, W. 13 Oahu BISH 1979-04-25
11 Veitchia arecina Honolulu; Foster Garden Preserved_Specimen Tree ca. 25' high. Lf blade 9'x 42; petiole 7 long, leaf sheath 3+ ft.x 12.5. No flowers. Fr. brs. white, fr. lacks pedicels, red, 1.75x1.75, kernel narrowly attached the length of 1 side, leaving narrow white scar, kernel homogeneous, embryo at base. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1957-12-05
12 Veitchia arecina Lyon Arboretum Ex Vanuatu; HLA Acc. No. L-64.2164. Preserved_Specimen Baker, R.F. 900042 Oahu BISH 1990-01-08
13 Veitchia arecina Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Trunk ca. 30 ft. tall, 10 diam. Leaf: sheath 50 long; petiole 11.5 densely covered with brown scales: rachis 123 densely covered with brown scales near base, thinning out ca. halfway along its length; leaflets 49-50 on a side, of 1-3 folds, with many long brown ramenta basally underneath. Infl: peduncle 7 long, 1.25 wide; panicle 25 long, 21 wide, 3-4x Baker, R.F. 900042 Oahu BISH 1989-12-14
14 Veitchia arecina Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Trunk ca. 30 ft. tall, 10 diam. Leaf: sheath 50 long; petiole 11.5 densely covered with brown scales: rachis 123 densely covered with brown scales near base, thinning out ca. halfway along its length; leaflets 49-50 on a side, of 1-3 folds, with many long brown ramenta basally underneath. Infl: peduncle 7 long, 1.25 wide; panicle 25 long, 21 wide, 3-4x Baker, R.F. 900042 Oahu BISH 1989-12-14
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