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Clethra mexicana

DC. (1839)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Ericales Family: Clethraceae Genus: Clethra

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Prodr. 7: 590 (1839)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Clethra mexicana Kalahu Point. PTBG Kahanu Garden. Cultivated plants. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 2616 Maui PTBG 11/12/1987
2 Clethra mexicana lower Limahuli Valley, E wall degraded native forest; Pleome aurea, Metrosideros polymorpha, Diospyros sandwicensis, Clusia, Schefflera actinophylla, Cordyline, Dicranopteris linearis PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Trauernicht, C. Tangalin, N. Collector Number: 451 Kauai BISH 4/1/2008
3 Clethra mexicana east maui, hana district, kalahu point, ptbg kahanu garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN flynn, t. boetger, b. collector number: 2616 Maui BISH 11/12/1987
4 Clethra mexicana upper limahuli vally. collected just off the ridge from the wainiha pali to the top of limahuli falls, future site of fenceline. tree just n of the ridge about 10 ft. down on the steep waterfall side Metrosideros-Dicranopteris disturbed ridgetop w/ large Andropogon and Clidemia patches. Growing with Syzygium sandwicensis, Psychotria mariniana, Ilex anomala, Bobea, Alyxia. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN tangalin, n. collector number: 1876 Kauai BISH 1/6/2009
5 Clethra mexicana kauai island: lawai. national tropical botanical garden. bamboo bridge Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN h. t. beck 1214 NY 8/10/1990
6 Clethra mexicana Haena, Lower Limahuli Valley, East side of valley. Degraded Lowland Mesic Forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Natalia Tangalin 1725 Kauai PTBG 4/1/2008
7 Clethra mexicana Limahuli Valley. Off of Kokio Ridge behind Forest Walk Mesic forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Merlin Edmonds ME248 Kauai PTBG 10/1/2014
8 Clethra mexicana Upper Limahuli Valley. Collected just off the ridge from the Wainiha pali to the top of Limahuli Falls, future site of fenceline. Tree ust N of the ridge about 10 ft down on the steep waterfall side. Metrosideros-Dicrapopteris disturbed ridgetop w/ large Andropogon & Clidemia patches. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Natalia Tangalin 1876 Kauai PTBG 1/6/2009
9 Clethra mexicana Lower Limahuli Valley. East wall of valley. Degraded native forest patch. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Clay Trauernicht 451 Kauai PTBG 4/1/2008
10 Clethra mexicana Hanalei District, Limahuli Valley, off of Kokio ridge behind Forest Walk Mesic forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Edmonds, M.; Khalsa, M.; Guss, J.; Nagle, C. ME248 Kauai US 10/1/2014
11 Clethra mexicana lawai, national tropical botanical garden, bamboo bridge PRESERVED_SPECIMEN h. t. beck & l. jackson-beck 1214 Kauai US 8/10/1990
12 Clethra mexicana Hanalei District, Limahuli Valley, off of Kokio ridge behind Forest Walk Mesic forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN M. Edmonds, M. Khalsa, J. Guss & C. Nagle ME248 Kauai US 10/1/2014
13 Clethra mexicana Haena, Lower Limahuli Valley. East wall of valley. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tangalin, N.; Trauernicht, C. 1725 Kauai US 4/1/2008
14 Clethra mexicana Lower Limahuli Valley. East wall of valley. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Trauernicht, C.; Tangalin, N. 451 Kauai US 4/1/2008
15 Clethra mexicana Lower Limahuli Valley. East wall of valley. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN C. Trauernicht & N. Tangalin 451 Kauai US 4/1/2008
16 Clethra mexicana haena, lower limahuli valley. east wall of valley. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN n. tangalin & c. trauernicht 1725 Kauai US 4/1/2008
17 Clethra mexicana Lawai, National Tropical Botanical Garden, Bamboo Bridge PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Beck, H. T.; Jackson-Beck, L. A. 1214 Kauai US 8/10/1990
18 Clethra mexicana lower Limahuli Valley, E wall degraded native forest; Pleome aurea, Metrosideros polymorpha, Diospyros sandwicensis, Clusia, Schefflera actinophylla, Cordyline, Dicranopteris linearis PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Trauernicht, C. 451 Kauai BISH 4/1/2008
19 Clethra mexicana hanalei district, limahuli valley, off of kokio ridge behind forest walk Mesic forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN m. edmonds, m. khalsa, j. guss & c. nagle me248 Kauai US 10/1/2014
20 Clethra mexicana East Maui, Hana District, Kalahu Point, PTBG Kahanu Garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. 2616 Maui BISH 11/12/1987
21 Clethra mexicana Upper Limahuli Vally. Collected just off the ridge from the Wainiha Pali to the top of Limahuli falls, future site of fenceline. Tree just N of the ridge about 10 ft. down on the steep waterfall side Metrosideros-Dicranopteris disturbed ridgetop w/ large Andropogon and Clidemia patches. Growing with Syzygium sandwicensis, Psychotria mariniana, Ilex anomala, Bobea, Alyxia. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tangalin, N. 1876 Kauai BISH 1/6/2009
22 Clethra mexicana lower limahuli valley, e wall degraded native forest; Pleome aurea, Metrosideros polymorpha, Diospyros sandwicensis, Clusia, Schefflera actinophylla, Cordyline, Dicranopteris linearis PRESERVED_SPECIMEN trauernicht, c. tangalin, n. collector number: 451 Kauai BISH 4/1/2008
23 Clethra mexicana Haena, Lower Limahuli Valley, East side of valley. Degraded Lowland Mesic Forest with Metrosideros polymorpha, Dicranopteris linearis, Pandanus tectorius, Diospyros sandwicensis, Psychotria mariniana, Santalum freycinetianum, Freycinetia arborea, Bobea elatior, Ochrosia, Pipturus PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tangalin, N. 1725 Kauai BISH 4/1/2008
24 Clethra mexicana lower limahuli valley. east wall of valley. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN c. trauernicht & n. tangalin 451 Lanai BISH 4/1/2008
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