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Triplaris cumingiana

Fisch. & C.A.Mey. (1845)

This name is accepted

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

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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: Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 4: 148 (1845)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Triplaris cumingiana Koloa District. National Tropical Bnotanical Garden in Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, Big Valley, west side of Lawai Stream near crossover to Canoe Garden. Cultivated area Preserved_Specimen Tree 14 meters, crown compact, trunk 30 cm. dbh, bark smooth, gray. Inflorescences with samara wings deep pink (pale pink on other individual # .003). Lorence, D.H. 10801 Kauai BISH 2019-11-22
2 Triplaris cumingiana Koloa District, Lawai Valley: National Tropical Botanical Garden. Four-House Canyon Rd Preserved_Specimen Tree of 18 ft; lvs glossy dark green above, pale green midvein, below paler with raised pale green midvein and raised whitish lateral veins. Flwr buds whitish-green, tinged pink; tepals and filaments very pale whitish green; anthers whitish. Flws sweetly fragrant, like honeysuckle. Flynn, T.W. 5554 Kauai BISH 1994-02-02
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