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Heptapleurum digitatum

(G.Don ex Loudon) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett (2020)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Apiales Family: Araliaceae Genus: Heptapleurum

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: Novon 28: 151 (2020)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Heptapleurum digitatum Honolulu, UH Manoa Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. 6248 Oahu BISH 1962-01-22
2 Heptapleurum digitatum UH Manoa, near sausage tree Preserved_Specimen 30' tree; aerial roots; flower female Woolford, H.A. Oahu BISH
3 Heptapleurum digitatum Honolulu, UH Manoa, near sausage tree Preserved_Specimen 30' tree; aerial roots Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1949-09-14
4 Heptapleurum digitatum Tantalus Dr. +/- 1/4 mile from Kalaiopua Pl. Mesic to wet secondary forest and roadside vegetation. Preserved_Specimen Very large thicket forming woody vine/shrubto 8-10 m tall, growing intermixed with Hibiscus tiliaceus, covering a large (about 3000 sq ft) area. Immature fruit usu green, some with a reddish cast. OED 2010082901 Oahu BISH 2010-08-29
5 Heptapleurum digitatum Tantalus Dr. +/- 1/4 mile from Kalaiopua Pl. Mesic to wet secondary forest and roadside vegetation. Preserved_Specimen Very large thicket forming woody vine/shrubto 8-10 m tall, growing intermixed with Hibiscus tiliaceus, covering a large (about 3000 sq ft) area. Immature fruit usu green, some with a reddish cast. OED 2010082901 Oahu BISH 2010-08-29
6 Heptapleurum digitatum Koloa, PTBG, Lawai Kai, along W side of Lawai Stream Preserved_Specimen large scrambling liana, often hemiepiphytic, reaching 10 m high in trees; sterile Lorence, D.H. 5986 Kauai BISH 1988-05-16
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