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Mystroxylon aethiopicum

(Thunb.) Loes. (1897)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Celastrales Family: Celastraceae Genus: Mystroxylon

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Description

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Synonyms (37)

Cassine aethiopica Thunb. (1818)
Cassine aethiopica var. pubescens (Oliv.) Cufod. (1969)
Cassine confertiflora (Tul.) Loes. (1893)
Cassine engleriana Loes. (1893)
Cassine holstii Loes. ex Engl. (1894)
Cassine macrocarpa (Sond.) Kuntze (1891)
Cassine oligantha (Baker) Kuntze (1891)
Cassine pubescens (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze (1891)
Cassine schlechteri (Loes.) Davison (1927)
Cassine sphaerophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze (1891)
Cassine velutina (Harv.) Loes. ex Davison (1927)
Elaeodendron aethiopicum (Thunb.) Oliv. (1868)
Elaeodendron aethiopicum var. pubescens Oliv. (1868)
Elaeodendron athranthum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) C.Presl (1845)
Elaeodendron confertiflorum (Tul.) Szyszył. (1888)
Elaeodendron oliganthum Baker (1883)
Elaeodendron pubescens (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Ettingsh. (1861)
Elaeodendron sessiliflorum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Ettingsh. (1857)
Elaeodendron sphaerophyllum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) C.Presl (1845)
Elaeodendron velutinum Harv. (1863)
Mystroxylon aethiopicum f. occidentale H.Perrier (1942)
Mystroxylon aethiopicum subsp. schlechteri (Loes.) R.H.Archer (1997)
Mystroxylon aethiopicum var. pubescens (Oliv.) Brenan (1949)
Mystroxylon athranthum Eckl. & Zeyh. (1835)
Mystroxylon confertiflorum Tul. (1857)
Mystroxylon englerianum (Loes.) Loes. (1897)
Mystroxylon goetzei Loes. (1900)
Mystroxylon holstii (Loes. ex Engl.) Loes. (1897)
Mystroxylon kuba Eckl. & Zeyh. (1835)
Mystroxylon macrocarpum Sond. (1860)
Mystroxylon nyasicum Dunkley (1936)
Mystroxylon pubescens Eckl. & Zeyh. (1835)
Mystroxylon schlechteri Loes. (1900)
Mystroxylon sessiliflorum Eckl. & Zeyh. (1835)
Mystroxylon sphaerophyllum Eckl. & Zeyh. (1835)
Mystroxylon spilocarpum Eckl. & Zeyh. (1835)
Mystroxylon ussanguense Loes. (1901)

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: H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam., Nachtr. 1: 223 (1897)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Mystroxylon aethiopicum Koolaupoko District, Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden, Kahua Hau section, middle of grass lawn. Preserved_Specimen Bush 20 ft ht, many branches at ground level, lvs pubescent, flowers yellowish green Fenstemacher, N. Oahu BISH 2021-02-10
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