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Tabernaemontana pachysiphon

Stapf (1894)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Gentianales Family: Apocynaceae Genus: Tabernaemontana

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 22 (1894)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Tabernaemontana pachysiphon Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, Haleiwa Cultivated in living collections. Preserved_Specimen Shrub ?, ca. 16' tall. First time it has flowered. Orr, D. 78334 Oahu BISH 1992-10-28
2 Tabernaemontana pachysiphon Koloa District, Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanical Garden. Bamboo Bridge area Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Tree 18'; sap milky; lvs glossy green w/paler, raised mid and lateral veins, below dull olive green with raised mid and lateral veins; inflorescence branches gren w/whitish linear markings; calyx pale green; corolla tube w/alternating pale green and dark green linear areas, lobes white, reflexed, throat pale yellow. Very fragrant. Flynn, T.W. 4262 Kauai BISH 1990-10-09
3 Tabernaemontana pachysiphon East Maui, Hana District. Kalahu Point, the National Tropical Botanical Garden's Kahanu Garden Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Small, spreading tree of 7'. New, young lvs glossy green. Older lvs dark, dull green above, dull, pale green below. Peduncle green at base becoming pale green w/whitish lenticels; pedicel whitish-green w/green splotching; flw fragrant, tube pale yellow-green, lobes white, recurved. Ripe fruit dark brown. Sap white. Flynn, T.W. 3506 Maui BISH 1989-08-23
4 Tabernaemontana pachysiphon Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, Haleiwa Full sun. Preserved_Specimen Tree 4 m tall; flws white w/cream at center, moderately fragrant (afternoon). Lau, J. 2666 Oahu BISH 1986-07-21
5 Tabernaemontana pachysiphon Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, Haleiwa Cultivated in living collections. Preserved_Specimen Shrub ?, ca. 16' tall. First time it has flowered. Orr, D. 78334 Oahu BISH 1992-10-28
6 Tabernaemontana pachysiphon Wahiawa Botanical Gardens Preserved_Specimen Tree to 5 m. Lvs shiny dark green above; pale yellow-green below. Flws white, milky sap. Teraoka, W. 237 Oahu BISH 1980-01-25
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