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Haematoxylum campechianum

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Haematoxylum

bloodwood tree, campeachy wood, logwood

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Thorny trees 3–10 m tall.

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves compound (bipinnate). Alternate. Leaflets pinnae 1 pair, leaflets 3–5 pairs per pinna or rachis, usually obovate, 1–3 cm long, 1–2.5 cm wide. Apex rounded or emarginate. Leaflet margins entire. Densely obliquely veined. Petiolate.

Flowers: Flowers in axillary, short racemes. Flowers caesalpinaceous; fragrant,12–16 mm in diameter; bracts minute, bracteoles absent. Calyx of 5 sepals; sepals yellow or purple–tinged, tube short, the lobes nearly distinct, imbricate in bud, deciduous. Corolla of 5 petals, yellow, subequal, imbricate. Stamens 10; filaments distinct, pilose at base; anthers basifixed. Ovary superior; shortly stalked; style filiform; stigma terminal, capitate.

Fruit: Pods 4–6 cm long; 0.8–1.2 cm wide; thin and membranous; compressed; dehiscent only along median ridges into 2 boat–shaped parts; not along the sutures. Seeds brown; longitudinally reniform; 5–7 mm long; 2–3 mm in diameter; transversely oblong.

Ploidy: 2n = 24

Habitat: Low elevation; dry sites.

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Naturalized
Hawai'i Not in flora

Dispersal Agents

Forestry

Vegetative Reproduction

Pollinators

Notes

  • Description digitized by Rafael Domingo
  • Description digitized from the Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii
  • hillebrand 1871
  • low elevation
  • ornamental tree, used for furniture

Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 384 (1753)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:674 (O, H); Staples & Herbst 2005:298 (KEY), 332 (DESCR); Note: no spm. from H, change to H?

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Haematoxylum campechianum Kamehameha school for girls. Honolulu, Oahu Preserved_Specimen Grant, M.L. 7127 Oahu BISH 1934-07-31
2 Haematoxylum campechianum Koloa, Lawai, NTBG, McBryde Garden, Lower Valley legume collection Preserved_Specimen 4 m tree, young; densely branching; leaves discolorous; flower sweet fragrant, 11 am; calyx greenish red; corolla, stamens and style pale yellow Lorence, D.H. 9439 Kauai BISH 2005-02-28
3 Haematoxylum campechianum Honolulu, Fort and N School Sts Preserved_Specimen 5 m tree Egler, F.E. 675 Oahu BISH 1937-05-13
4 Haematoxylum campechianum Honolulu Makiki Heights., Home of V.Knudsen Preserved_Specimen Buds(calyx) dull-red, open flowers (corolla) yellow, fragrant. Lennox, C.G. Oahu BISH 1956-03-20
5 Haematoxylum campechianum Honolulu, cor. Fort and N.School Sta. Street Tree Preserved_Specimen Egler, F.E. 375 Oahu BISH 1937-05-13
6 Haematoxylum campechianum Honolulu, King St., opp. Farrington High School Preserved_Specimen Tree; Flowers yellow. Clay, H.F. Oahu BISH 1962-04-01
7 Haematoxylum campechianum Waahila, Koolau Mts Leucaena leucocephala-Megathyrsus maximus scrubland Preserved_Specimen Tree, ca. 3-4 m tall; flowers pale yellow, honey-suckle scented. >1000 trees seen Ross, M.C. 2096 Oahu BISH 2025-02-14
8 Haematoxylum campechianum Lualuale Valle, below Kolekole Pass Preserved_Specimen Moribe, J. Oahu BISH 1995-04-03
9 Haematoxylum campechianum Honolulu, Kamehameha School for girls Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1937-09-25
10 Haematoxylum campechianum unknown Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. BISH
11 Haematoxylum campechianum Honolulu Forestry. Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 12774 Oahu BISH 1919-02-01
12 Haematoxylum campechianum Honolulu Forestry grounds. Preserved_Specimen 12774 Oahu BISH
13 Haematoxylum campechianum Flats on Mokapu Peninsula Brushy flat Preserved_Specimen shrub 3 meters tall. Flowers pale yellow, fragrant Fosberg, F.R. 12850 Oahu BISH 1936-01-26
14 Haematoxylum campechianum Kuliouou Valley Spreading with Grevillea, Eucalyptus, Formosan Koa trees Preserved_Specimen 10-15 ft. Flowers Perlman, S. 5283 Oahu BISH 1987-02-25
15 Haematoxylum campechianum Tantalus Soil- Gravel to Soil Preserved_Specimen Heavy and varied- tree and shrubs Robinson, K.D. 16 Oahu BISH 1971-03-17
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