Coccoloba caracasana

Meisn. (1856)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-CoreEudicot Order: Caryophyllales Family: Polygonaceae Genus: Coccoloba

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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: A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 14: 157 (1856)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Coccoloba caracasana Honolulu; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus Preserved_Specimen fruits white, juicy when mature. Herbst, D.R. 532 Oahu BISH 1967-08-19
2 Coccoloba caracasana Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. Oahu BISH 1962-02-05
3 Coccoloba caracasana Honolulu, grounds of St. Francis Hospital Preserved_Specimen Flowers pale green, stamens white, odor pleasant, pungent. Low, wide-spreading tree. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1944-04-22
4 Coccoloba caracasana Honolulu, University of Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Low tree; calyx lobes 5, bright red, becoming white, fleshy, edible; fr. with black, protruding achene. Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1950-02-20