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Mascarenhasia arborescens

A.DC. (1844)

This name is accepted

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

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Description

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Synonyms (34)

Echites arborescens Bojer ex A.DC. (1844)
Holarrhena madagascariensis Baker (1885)
Lanugia latifolia N.E.Br. (1927)
Lanugia midrantha (Scott Elliot ex Baker) N.E.Br. (1927)
Lanugia variegata (Britten & Rendle) N.E.Br. (1927)
Mascarenhasia anceps B.Boivin ex Jum. (1899)
Mascarenhasia angustifolia A.DC. (1844)
Mascarenhasia angustifolia var. keraudreniana Markgr. (1973)
Mascarenhasia arborea Boivin ex Dubard (1906)
Mascarenhasia arborescens f. albicorticis Boiteau (1943)
Mascarenhasia arborescens f. arborea (Boivin ex Dubard) Boiteau (1943)
Mascarenhasia arborescens f. lagunaria Boiteau (1943)
Mascarenhasia arborescens f. longifolia (Jum.) Jum. & H.Perrier (1907)
Mascarenhasia arborescens subsp. angustifolia (A.DC.) Boiteau (1943)
Mascarenhasia arborescens var. anceps (B.Boivin ex Jum.) Lassia (1927)
Mascarenhasia arborescens var. angustifolia (A.DC.) Lassia (1927)
Mascarenhasia arborescens var. boivinii (Dubard) Markgr. (1973)
Mascarenhasia arborescens var. comorensis Markgr. (1973)
Mascarenhasia arborescens var. coriacea (Dubard) Lassia (1927)
Mascarenhasia arborescens var. gracilis Markgr. (1973)
Mascarenhasia arborescens var. keraudreniana Markgr. (1973)
Mascarenhasia arborescens var. lanceolata Dubard (1906)
Mascarenhasia arborescens var. longifolia (Jum.) Lassia (1927)
Mascarenhasia arborescens var. micrantha (Baker) Boiteau (1943)
Mascarenhasia barabanja Dubard (1906)
Mascarenhasia boivinii Dubard (1906)
Mascarenhasia coriacea Dubard (1906)
Mascarenhasia elastica K.Schum. (1899)
Mascarenhasia fischeri K.Schum. (1895)
Mascarenhasia grandidieri Dubard (1906)
Mascarenhasia longifolia Jum. (1901)
Mascarenhasia micrantha Scott Elliot ex Baker (1890)
Mascarenhasia sessilifolia Scott Elliot ex Dubard (1906)
Mascarenhasia variegata Britten & Rendle (1894)

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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. 8: 488 (1844)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Mascarenhasia arborescens Schofield Barracks. Single tree planted between Bldg. 681 and 698A, the SB Clinic, on an unnamed street off Sargent Road Cultivated in grassy lawn. Preserved_Specimen Tree ca 25 ft tall; sap milky; branches arching, the tips upturned. Flowers in fascicles, white aging cream, ca 0.5 long. Fruits usually paired, green follicles. Seeds with brown hair tuft. Staples, G.W. 1174 Oahu BISH 1999-04-15
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