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Coccoloba pubescens

L. (1759)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-CoreEudicot Order: Caryophyllales Family: Polygonaceae Genus: Coccoloba

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 1007 (1759)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Coccoloba pubescens Waimea Arboretum, acc. # 84p47. Material originally received from Dr. Juan A. Rivero, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, 3 Feb 1984. Collected from Tanama River area, back of Arecibo Observatory. Soil in the area of coral origin (calcareous). The species grows on pure rock in both exposed and shaded areas. The species can be grown in a tight bound pot, even under bonsai conditions, and the leaves may attain a size of 3 ft, a situation that seldom occurs in big trees. Preserved_Specimen First time flowering at Waimea. Fruit red. Orr, D. Oahu BISH 2011-04-22
2 Coccoloba pubescens UH Campus Arboretum. NW corner of Webster Hall. Preserved_Specimen Tree to 23 ft tall, with a spread of 23 ft. Leaves green, rugose and shiny adaxially, pubescent abaxially. Tertiarty venation on young leaves red. Flowers white to green, midly fragrant, attracting honeybees. Single species on campus. Haltom, J. 49 Oahu BISH 2023-03-23
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