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Pyracantha koidzumii

(Hayata) Rehder (1920)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Rosales Family: Rosaceae Genus: Pyracantha

Formosa firethorn, koidzumi's firethorn

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Lana'i Only found in cultivation
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

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Bibliography

Name Published In: J. Arnold Arbor. 1: 261 (1920)

Other References

Herbarium Pacificum Staff 1999:9 (NEWNAT/K, H, DESCR, P. angustifolia misapplied, in part = P. koidzumii); Starr et al. 2003:31 (EM); Staples & Herbst 2005:477 (DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Pyracantha koidzumii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Wagner, W.L. 5267 Hawaii BISH 1984-02-28
2 Pyracantha koidzumii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Shrub of 8 ft.; leaves dark glosssy green above, dull pale green below with glossy midvein; fruit bright scarlet, glossy. Flynn, T.W. 5653 Kauai BISH 1994-11-16
3 Pyracantha koidzumii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 28640 Lanai BISH 1963-08-31
4 Pyracantha koidzumii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 21570 Kauai BISH 1952-01-10
5 Pyracantha koidzumii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Plews, J.H.R. Kauai BISH 1986-03-15
6 Pyracantha koidzumii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Plews, J.H.R. Kauai BISH 1986-10-23
7 Pyracantha koidzumii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Ramos-Young, D. Oahu BISH 1993-04-20
8 Pyracantha koidzumii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Gulch with Morella faya, Rubus argutus, Acacia koa Preserved_Specimen Shrub, no thorns, immature fruit, scattered in gulch area, naturalized. Starr, F. 508162 Maui BISH 2005-08-16
9 Pyracantha koidzumii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Growing in pasture. Preserved_Specimen Shrub, 7 ft. tall. Flowers white, fruit red-orange. Cuddihy, L.W. 82 Hawaii BISH 1979-12-20
10 Pyracantha koidzumii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Growing in pasture, near Pu`u O`o trail. Preserved_Specimen Shrub, 7 ft. tall. Flowers white, fruit red-orange. Cuddihy, L.W. 82 Hawaii BISH 1979-12-20
11 Pyracantha koidzumii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Lowland residential setting. Preserved_Specimen Tree about 15 ft. tall with hundreds of seedlings growing underneath. Flowers white with 5 petals and numerous stamens. Fruits bright orange-red, about .25 in diameter. OED 2008012202 Oahu BISH 2008-01-22
12 Pyracantha koidzumii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Here and there in pasture. Associated vegetation: Pennisetum clandestinum, Jacaranda. Preserved_Specimen Erect shrub 2m ht, woody, thorny; lvs green, ~1-2cm wide, ~1-4cm long; flowers white, no scent; fruit orange, tonnage pommes. Starr, F. 8317 Maui BISH 2000-08-31
13 Pyracantha koidzumii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details In gulch. Associated vegetation: Acacia mearnsii, Rubus niveus, Passiflora mollissima. Preserved_Specimen Shrub, slight pubescence on vein under leaf. Starr, F. 508172 Maui BISH 2005-08-17
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