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Myrciaria vexator

McVaugh (1963)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Myrciaria

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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

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 503 (1963)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Myrciaria vexator National Tropical Botanical Garden, McBryde Garden in Lawai valley tropical fruit orchard by Bamboo Bridge shed on west side of Lawai Stream Preserved_Specimen Full, densely branching shrub 2.5 m tall, 4 m across, trunk 15-20 cm diam nr. Ground, bark exfoliating. Leaves firm, medium green. Fruits globose, purple-black, pulp juicy, white, seeds 1(2), brown. Cultivated, NTB 880059.002, hort. Origin from John Townsend, Kalaheo Lorence, D.H. 10083 Kauai BISH 2009-05-04
2 Myrciaria vexator Koloa District: National Tropical Botanical Garden i Lawai Valley. Tropical fruit orchard north of Bamboo Bridge shed Preserved_Specimen Small, densely branching tree 1.5m, bark peeling in patches, leaves glossy medium green above. Flower buds white with green hypanthium. Lorence, D.H. 8389 Kauai BISH 1998-12-18
3 Myrciaria vexator Frankie's Nursery Preserved_Specimen Small tree, ~ 2.5 meters tall. Fruit ~ 3 cm. diameter, dark purplish-blue. One large pit in center. OED Oahu BISH 2007-03-23
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