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Plinia cauliflora

(Mart.) Kausel (1956)

This name is accepted

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

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Description

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Ark. Bot., a.s., 3: 508 (1956)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Plinia cauliflora (Mart.) Kausel Hilo Forestry Arboretum PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Teraoka, W. 175 Hawaii BISH 11/27/1979
2 Plinia cauliflora (Mart.) Kausel hilo forestry arboretum Diverse mesic forest along slopes with patches of Lantana camara along valley bottom. Large (20-25 m) Metrosideros polymorpha and Tetraplasandra kavaiensis individuals with Acacia koa, Dodonaea viscosa, Xylosma hawaiiense, Cryptocarya, Pouteria, Nestegis, Leptecophylla and Alyxia stellata. Psidium cattleianum invading slopes and Rubus argutus along the valley floor. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN teraoka, w. nagata, k. collector number: 175 Kauai BISH 11/27/1979
3 Plinia cauliflora (Mart.) Kausel Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden, 59-684 Kamehameha Hwy, South America section Cultivated PRESERVED_SPECIMEN C. R. Annable 3615 NY 7/11/1997
4 Plinia cauliflora (Mart.) Kausel waimea arboretum & botanical garden, 59-684 kamehameha hwy, south america section Cultivated PRESERVED_SPECIMEN c. r. annable 3615 NY 7/11/1997
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