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Chrysophyllum oliviforme

L. (1759)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Ericales Family: Sapotaceae Genus: Chrysophyllum

caimitillo, satin leaf, satinleaf

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Ni'ihau(Incl. Lehua) Naturalized
Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 937 (1759)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1231 (Ni?, K?, O?, M? [escaping from cult., but not truly nat.]); Lorence et al. 1995:54 (NEWNAT/K, DESCR); Wagner et al. 1997:62 (O, H); Oppenheimer 2003:25 (EM, WM); Staples & Herbst 2005:519 (DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Chrysophyllum oliviforme East Maui, Makawao District, Haiku, near top of Kauhikoa Preserved_Specimen Trees w. milky sap, forming dense stands; fruit fleshy and purple. Oppenheimer, H.L. 100111 Maui BISH 2001-10-21
2 Chrysophyllum oliviforme East Maui, Makawao District, Haiku, near top of Kauhikoa Preserved_Specimen Trees w. milky sap, forming dense stands; fruit fleshy and purple. Oppenheimer, H.L. 100111 Maui BISH 2001-10-21
3 Chrysophyllum oliviforme East Maui, Makawao District, Haiku, near top of Kauhikoa Preserved_Specimen Trees w. milky sap, forming dense stands; fruit fleshy and purple. Oppenheimer, H.L. 100111 Maui BISH 2001-10-21
4 Chrysophyllum oliviforme W Maui, Lahaina District, Honolua Valley, W slope below Puu Kaeo On steep slope; dense seedlings and saplings below mature flowering trees. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 110012 Maui BISH 2000-11-17
5 Chrysophyllum oliviforme Waiahole Ditch Trail Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, F.R. 59472 Oahu BISH 1980-03-01
6 Chrysophyllum oliviforme Lihue District, land of Wailua, along slopes above S fork of Wailua River, near Maalo Road, S of Wailua Falls Preserved_Specimen small tree to 20 ft. tall, branching from base. Trunks somewhat arched, branches in one plane. Milky sap. Flowers whitish. Fruits dark brown or blackish when ripe. Herbst, D.R. 5672 Kauai BISH 1976-02-24
7 Chrysophyllum oliviforme Honolulu, Mrs. Foster's residence Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 12610 Oahu BISH 1916-01-01
8 Chrysophyllum oliviforme Kualoa Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. 43 Oahu BISH 1926-01-15
9 Chrysophyllum oliviforme Honolulu, Mrs. Foster's residence Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 12610 Oahu BISH 1916-01-01
10 Chrysophyllum oliviforme Leahi, 1 mile NE of In 10 ft. sink hole in dry limestone flat Preserved_Specimen Tree 10 m x 2 cm.; lvs. pale brownish sericeaus below; fl. greenish; fr. said to be black and edible St.John, H. 22775 Niihau BISH 1947-08-13
11 Chrysophyllum oliviforme Koloa, Lawai, Iwipoo Rd. weedy secondary forest, roadside Preserved_Specimen to 10 m tree; milky sap, leaf below reddish velvety hairs Trauernicht, C. 200 Kauai BISH 2007-10-15
12 Chrysophyllum oliviforme Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley. Above waterfall area at valley head secondary thicket of Leucaena, Cascabela, Psidium, Samanea, and Schinus Preserved_Specimen Tree 7 m x 10 cm DBH, latex white, leaves shiny gree above, rusty tomentose beneath. Corolla greenish-white w sweet-fetid odor (5 pm). Lorence, D.H. 7716 Kauai BISH 1995-10-31
13 Chrysophyllum oliviforme Lihue District, along Highway 50 just East of Puhi, across from Kauai Community College; secondary thicket Preserved_Specimen Tree 5 m. tall, latex white, fruits green, ovoid, 1-seeded. Lorence, D.H. 5727 Kauai BISH 1987-12-10
14 Chrysophyllum oliviforme W Maui, Lahaina District, Honolua Valley, W slope below Puu Kaeo On steep slope; dense seedlings and saplings below mature flowering trees. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 110012 Maui BISH 2000-11-17
15 Chrysophyllum oliviforme Lihue District; Niumalu. Hoary Head range below Keopaweo Secondary forest dominated by Syzygium cumini, Chrysophyllum oliviforme, Schinus and Psydrax with an understory of Desmodium, Oplismenus and Phymatosorus Preserved_Specimen Tree of 20 ft. Leaves dark, glossy green above, below rusty pubescent becoming glabrate, pale dull green with age. Flowers in bud rusty brown. Flynn, T.W. 3180 Kauai BISH 1988-10-14
16 Chrysophyllum oliviforme Puu Kalena, Waianae Kai, Waianae Mts Preserved_Specimen Krauss, N.H. Oahu BISH 1933-03-12
17 Chrysophyllum oliviforme Mr. A.F.Judd's property, Hakipuu Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1936-02-17
18 Chrysophyllum oliviforme Waianae-Kai water reserve Preserved_Specimen Caum, E.L. Oahu BISH 1935-08-20
19 Chrysophyllum oliviforme Kalepa Ridge Leeward side, northern portion. Preserved_Specimen Corn, C. Kauai BISH 1977-07-21
20 Chrysophyllum oliviforme Makawao District, Honopou AHU, Tr 2(56), NW slope of Haleakala, along Kailua Stream; Koolau Forest Reserve Wet 'ohi'a forest with other native trees and a treefern and native shrub understory. Preserved_Specimen 18 cm Bd; 8 m tall. Fruit purple-brn w/ 1 mm long stylar beak Warshauer, F.R. 2782 Maui BISH 1980-07-11
21 Chrysophyllum oliviforme Wailua Wailua, side of HWY 580. Collected outside the University of Hawaii Wailua Experiment Station fence along the road. Across from the Wailua reservoir. Collected as part of KISC 2007 Early Detection Roa Secondary vegetation. W/ Acacia mangium, Cinnamomum verum, Schefflera arboricola, S. actinophylla, Casuarina sp., Albizia guajava, Panicum maximum, Ficus lyrata, Sy Preserved_Specimen Naturalizing tree 15 ft. tall. Fruit purple and glossy. Leaves dark green above, below pubescent. Sap white. KISC # 20070524A002 Tangalin, N. 1274 Kauai BISH 2007-05-24
22 Chrysophyllum oliviforme Waikoko Management area edge of Eucalyptus planting Preserved_Specimen ~10 m tree; white gummy latex from broken leaves and stem Fay, J.J. 240 Kauai BISH 1974-11-02
23 Chrysophyllum oliviforme Hamakua District, Kapulena Ahupuaa, Kapulena Gulch Sparingly naturalized in this area. Preserved_Specimen Tree with foliage glossy green above, grayish-brown to rusty brown beneath. Herbst, D.R. 9797 Hawaii BISH 1996-08-02
24 Chrysophyllum oliviforme W Maui, Lahaina District, Honolua, Mokupea Gulch Dense ground cover of seedlings in degraded Acacia/Metrosideros Mesic Forest. Preserved_Specimen Mature fruiting tree with white sap. Oppenheimer, H.L. 50114 Maui BISH 2001-05-15
25 Chrysophyllum oliviforme Ewa Dist., Panakauahi Gulch Between Pearl City & H2 Hwy Naturalized along sides of gulch at edge of old pineapple field. With Eucalyptus, Albizia and Grevillea trees. Preserved_Specimen Funk, E.J. Oahu BISH 1996-02-08
26 Chrysophyllum oliviforme Puu Kalena Waianae Kai Rain forest Preserved_Specimen Furmidge, G. Oahu BISH 1923-03-12
27 Chrysophyllum oliviforme Honolulu; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus Preserved_Specimen tree; leaves dark-green above; branch tips and leaf undersides rust-colored, tomentose; sap milky; flowers pale green. Herbst, D.R. 547 Oahu BISH 1967-08-26
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