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Triplaris weigeltiana

(Rchb.) Kuntze (1898)

This name is accepted

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

hormigo, long john, palo mulato

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 270 (1898)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:464 (DESCR); Lau & Frohlich 2012:20 (NEWNAT/O, DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Triplaris weigeltiana Schofield Hospital Grounds Preserved_Specimen McEldowney, G.A. Oahu BISH 1945-02-19
2 Triplaris weigeltiana Kailua, Konawaena HS campus Preserved_Specimen Banks, R.E. Hawaii BISH 1952-12-03
3 Triplaris weigeltiana Honolulu, University of Hawaii Manoa Campus; Snyder Hall Cultivated behind Snyder Hall in space bounded by it and Spalding, Edmundsen, and Webster Halls Preserved_Specimen Staminate tree ca 40' tall located about 50 ft from #781; staminate flowers whitish, projecting from chaffy, tan to brownish bracteoles Staples, G.W. 782 Oahu BISH 1992-02-01
4 Triplaris weigeltiana Honolulu, University of Hawaii Manoa Campus Cultivated ornamental tree Preserved_Specimen Pieces of pistillate infl in fruit; sepals cream near base blushing to pink distally Rauch, F. Oahu BISH 1992-01-24
5 Triplaris weigeltiana Makiki Valley, past first two gates on road to DOFAW Baseyard (UTM621473, 2357461) Wet/Mesic Lowland secondary roadside forest. Preserved_Specimen 3 m tall sparingly branched sapling with peeling grey/tan bark. No flowers/fruit. Growing in shaded unbderstory. Lau, A. 2009011203 Oahu BISH 2009-01-12
6 Triplaris weigeltiana Honolulu, University of Hawaii Manoa Campus; Snyder Hall Cultivated behind Snyder Hall in space bounded by it and Spalding, Edmundsen, and Webster Halls Preserved_Specimen Pistillate tree ca 40' tall; bark peeling, mottled cream and brownish; fruits calyx white at base turning rose pink distally, vary colorful Staples, G.W. 781 Oahu BISH 1992-02-01
7 Triplaris weigeltiana Honolulu, University of Hawaii Manoa Campus Cultivated ornamental tree Preserved_Specimen Staminate flowers greenish yellow; leaves leathery Rauch, F. Oahu BISH 1992-01-24
8 Triplaris weigeltiana UH Campus, Snyder Hall Preserved_Specimen Slender tree 9 m tall with an irregular crown. Aged smooth gray bark exfoliates in patches to expose a whitish bark. Corolla chartreuse. Flwr moderate sweet odor (morning). In full sun. Lau, J. 1809 Oahu BISH 1986-01-06
9 Triplaris weigeltiana Schofield Barracks, near HQ Preserved_Specimen Tree, rather narrow, 60 ft tall; branches hollow. Flws in racemes, rose colored calyx, 3 long outer lobes, 3 inner small and short lobes, no corolla. Tong, N. Oahu BISH 1952-03-06
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