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Atalantia buxifolia

(Poir.) Oliv. ex Benth. (1861)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Sapindales Family: Rutaceae Genus: Atalantia

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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
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. Hongk.: 51 (1861)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Atalantia buxifolia Lihue District; Puhi, Kauai Nursery and Landscaping. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Sold as Boxwood and mixed with Buxus. 1 gal pot; upright shrub to 2.5 feet; leaves dark matte green above, dull pale green below, faintly aromatic when crushed; flowers not fragrant (10:30 am), 4 petals faintly greenish white; immature fruit glossy green. Flynn, T.W. 9256 Kauai BISH 2021-09-17
2 Atalantia buxifolia University of Hawaii's Waimanalo Research Station Preserved_Specimen Shrub which is dense, thorny and dark green Shearard, D.A. 4 Oahu BISH 1976-11-16
3 Atalantia buxifolia Wahiawa Nursery (formerly of HSPA) Preserved_Specimen Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1954-12-29
4 Atalantia buxifolia Wahiawa, former nursery of HSPA Preserved_Specimen Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1954-09-20
5 Atalantia buxifolia Waimanalo, Waimanalo Research Station full sun Preserved_Specimen shrub forming a dense thicket 2 m tall and 4 m across. Mature fruit black. Lau, J. 1799 Oahu BISH 1985-12-30
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