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Cossinia pinnata

Comm. ex Lam. (1786)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Sapindales Family: Sapindaceae Genus: Cossinia

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Encycl. 2: 132 (1786)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cossinia pinnata Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden, McBryde Garden in Lawai Valley. Mascarene Islands collection on west side of Lawai Stream. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Densely branched shrub 1.3 meters tall. Leaves dark glossy green above, pale tan to brown pubescent beneath. Capsules brown, splitting in 3, exposing persistent shiny black seeds on columella. Lorence, D.H. 10550 Kauai BISH 2016-05-27
2 Cossinia pinnata Koloa, NTBG, Mascarene section, W side, Lawai Stream Preserved_Specimen 0.5 m shrub, densely branched; leaves shiny dark green above, discolorous; flower white; capsules brownish green; seeds shiny black Lorence, D.H. 8462 Kauai BISH 2000-02-01
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