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Chrysalidocarpus madagascariensis

(D.T.Fish) Becc. (1906)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Genus: Chrysalidocarpus

malagasy palm

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 87: 35 (1906)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Chrysalidocarpus madagascariensis Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Leaf section next to tip section. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1960-11-02
2 Chrysalidocarpus madagascariensis Honolulu: Foster Botanic Gardens Preserved_Specimen Multiple trunks; leaf 10 ft. long, + petiole and sheath (petiole 16, sheath 16 in.); leaflets dark green, shiny above, silvery, shiny below, pointed but split in two for a short distance at tipe; base leaflet 28 x 3/4 in., mid leaflet 25 x 1.25 in. tip leaflet 7 x 0.5 in. Inflorescence 55 in. long, 16 cpd. branches + 11 siple branches at tip; flowers yellow, male alone or 1 male between 2 females; fruit nearly ripe, green turning yellow, pulp very thin. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1960-11-02
3 Chrysalidocarpus madagascariensis Honolulu: Foster Botanic Gardens Preserved_Specimen Multiple trunks; inflorescence 55 in. long, 16 cpd. brs. + 11 simple brs. at tip; flowers yellow, male alone or 1 male between 2 females; fruit nearly ripe, green turning yellow, pulp very thin. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1960-11-02
4 Chrysalidocarpus madagascariensis Honolulu: Foster Botanic Gardens Preserved_Specimen Multiple trunks; inflorescence 55 in. long, 16 cpd. brs. + 11 simple brs. at tip; flowers yellow, male alone or 1 male between 2 females; fruit nearly ripe, green turning yellow, pulp very thin. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1960-11-02
5 Chrysalidocarpus madagascariensis Kaneohe; 47-775 Ahilama Road, private property of Bob Osgood Preserved_Specimen Palm to 10m; stems solitary; flowers white. Annable, C.R. 3364 Oahu BISH 1997-03-15
6 Chrysalidocarpus madagascariensis Honolulu; Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. Oahu BISH 1962-02-19
7 Chrysalidocarpus madagascariensis Kaneohe; 47-775 Ahilama Road, private property of Bob Osgood Preserved_Specimen Palm to 10m; stems solitary; flowers white. Annable, C.R. 3364 Oahu BISH 1997-03-15
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