Description

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Historical Distribution

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Synonyms (16)

Averrhoa acida L. (1753)

Averrhoa frondosa Salisb. (1796)

Cicca acidissima Blanco (1837)

Cicca disticha L. (1767)

Cicca nodiflora Lam. (1786)

Cicca racemosa Lour. (1790)

Diasperus acidissimus (Blanco) Kuntze (1891)

Phyllanthus acidissimus (Blanco) Müll.Arg. (1863)

Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels (1909)

Phyllanthus cicca Müll.Arg. (1863)

Phyllanthus cicca var. bracteosa Müll.Arg. (1863)

Phyllanthus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Müll.Arg. (1866)

Phyllanthus distichus (L.) Müll.Arg. (1866)

Phyllanthus distichus f. nodiflorus (Lam.) Müll.Arg. (1866)

Phyllanthus longifolius Jacq. (1797)

Tricarium cochinchinense Lour. (1790)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Birds

Pollinators

Specimens

Conservation Status

Hawaii Pacific Weed Risk Assessment Rating:Low Risk

HPWRA Score:4

Bibliography

Name Published In: Interpr. Herb. Amboin.: 314 (1917)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:293 (KEY), 294 (DESCR [as Phyllanthus acidus]); Parker & Parsons 2012a:59 (NEWNAT/H); Bouman et al. 2022:51 (Syn. P. acidus = C. acida)

Occurrences

SNo.	Scientific Name	Scientific Name Authorship	Locality	Habitat	Basis of Record	Recorded By	Record Number	Island	Source	Date

Cicca acida

(L.) Merr. (1917)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malpighiales Family: Phyllanthaceae Genus: Cicca

otaheite gooseberry, pāmakani [pamakani], pāmakani māhū [pamakani mahu]

Description

Historical Distribution

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Synonyms (16)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Island Status

Dispersal Agents

Pollinators

Specimens

Conservation Status

Bibliography

Occurrences

Cicca acida

(L.) Merr. (1917)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malpighiales Family: Phyllanthaceae Genus: Cicca

otaheite gooseberry, pāmakani [pamakani], pāmakani māhū [pamakani mahu]

Description

Historical Distribution

Images

Synonyms (16)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Island Status

Dispersal Agents

Pollinators

Specimens

Conservation Status

Bibliography

Occurrences

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