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Angophora costata

(Gaertn.) Britten (1916)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Angophora

gum myrtle, lanceleaf gum myrtle

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Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Forestry

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Bibliography

Name Published In: J. Bot. 54: 62 (1916)

Other References

Starr et al. 2006:37 (NEWNAT/EM, DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Angophora costata Waimea, Kokee Road ~1 km. N of junction with Canyon Drive, along Canyon roadside Preserved_Specimen 12 m x 40 cm. d.b.h. tree, fruit green, capsular Lorence, D.H. 5544 Kauai BISH 1987-08-28
2 Angophora costata East Maui, Makawao District, Makawao Forest Reserve, Kahakapao, E of new reservoirs along rd just inside forest reserve at jct w. 4WD rd. Preserved_Specimen Tall trees w. reddish bark reproducing and locally spreading from Forestry plantings. Oppenheimer, H.L. 40503 Maui BISH 2005-04-17
3 Angophora costata Waimea Canyon Road HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Kauai 10/10/2013
4 Angophora costata Waimea Canyon Road HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Kauai 10/10/2013
5 Angophora costata East Maui, Makawao District, Makawao Forest Reserve, Kahakapao, E of new reservoirs along rd just inside forest reserve at jct w. 4WD rd. Preserved_Specimen Tall trees w. reddish bark reproducing and locally spreading from Forestry plantings. Oppenheimer, H.L. 40503 Maui BISH 2005-04-17
6 Angophora costata Waimea Canyon Road HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Kauai 10/10/2013
7 Angophora costata Waimea Canyon Road HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Kauai 10/10/2013
8 Angophora costata East Maui, Makawao Forest Reserve Metrosideros forest Preserved_Specimen 80' x 2' diam. tree Little Jr., E.L. 31138 Maui BISH 1976-08-27
9 Angophora costata Kahakapao Gulch. Haleakala Ranch Pasture. Vegetation: Eucalyptus sp., Meterosideros polymorpha, Vaccinium reticulatum. Preserved_Specimen Tree. Starr, F. 508182 Maui BISH 2005-08-18
10 Angophora costata Kahakapao Gulch. Haleakala Ranch Pasture. Vegetation: Eucalyptus sp., Meterosideros polymorpha, Vaccinium reticulatum. Preserved_Specimen Tree. Starr, F. 508182 Maui BISH 2005-08-18
11 Angophora costata Waimea Canyon Road HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Kauai 10/10/2013
12 Angophora costata Schofield Barracks, East Range, above (mauka of) Upper 72. Associated canopy: various Eucalyptus spp. Preserved_Specimen Large tree 30-40 ft tall; bark smooth and reddish brown. Some leaves with red petioles and stems. Not flowering. Fruit large, with longitudinal ridges. Ca 5 plants; no seedlings present. Likely planted. Kawelo, K. 481 Oahu BISH 2018-02-13
13 Angophora costata Kahakapao Gulch. Haleakala Ranch Pasture. Vegetation: Eucalyptus sp., Meterosideros polymorpha, Vaccinium reticulatum. Preserved_Specimen Tree. Starr, F. 508182 Maui BISH 2005-08-18
14 Angophora costata Kahakapao Gulch. Haleakala Ranch Pasture. Vegetation: Eucalyptus sp., Meterosideros polymorpha, Vaccinium reticulatum. Preserved_Specimen Tree. Starr, F. 508182 Maui BISH 2005-08-18
15 Angophora costata Waimea, Kokee Road ~1 km. N of junction with Canyon Drive, along Canyon roadside Preserved_Specimen 12 m x 40 cm. d.b.h. tree, bark flaking in plates, dark brown. Flowers white, fragrant, leaves odorless. Lorence, D.H. 5272 Kauai BISH 1987-06-09
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