Prunus serrulata

Lindl. (1830)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Rosales Family: Rosaceae Genus: Prunus

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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
Maui Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Trans. Hort. Soc. London 7: 238 (1830)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Prunus serrulata Waimea Canyon, near turnoff for Boy Scout Camp around cabin Preserved_Specimen 12' tree; leaves dark mat green above with pale yellowish veins, below pale with whitish veins; midveins and petioles reddish; fruit ripening glossy dark red with acidic tart flavor Flynn, T.W. 5534 Kauai BISH 1994-03-28
2 Prunus serrulata Kula, crest of Kekaulike Ave. Commonly naturalized in this area. Dry edge of open pasture, roadside, residential fringe (Pyracantha sp., Jacaranda mimosifolia). Preserved_Specimen Starr, F. 9051901 Maui BISH 2009-05-19
3 Prunus serrulata Waimea District, Kokee State Park, Faya road Acacia/Metrosideros forest with Coprosma, Styphelia, Myrica, Psidium, Dodonaea, Plantago, and roadside grasses Vulpia, Digitaria, and Pennisetum. Preserved_Specimen Numberous seedlings along roadside, some 4-5 Ft. tall; stems pale green to reddish with tan lenticels; leaves dark matte green to green with irregular reddish blotching, below pale green. Sterile Flynn, T.W. 6149 Kauai BISH 1997-04-28
4 Prunus serrulata Puna District, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Small Tract Olaa In understory of Cibotium rainforest with Metrosideros, located near Park boundary. Preserved_Specimen Small tree. Sterile. Cuddihy, L.W. 1895 Hawaii BISH 1985-05-03
5 Prunus serrulata Wahiawa. Cultivated in Wahiawa Bot. Gard. Cultivated in Wahiawa Bot. Gard. Accession HBG 75.0032. Preserved_Specimen Rather sickly trees on terrace; leaves few, badly damaged by chewing insects; flowers pale pink, appearing while tree is almost leafless. Staples, G.W. 784 Oahu BISH 1992-02-16
6 Prunus serrulata Puna District, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Tract Olaa. Several hundred m from Wright Rd Growing in closed forest beneath Metrosideros and Cibotium canopy. Preserved_Specimen Small tree. Sterile. Cuddihy, L.W. 2038 Hawaii BISH 1985-02-05
7 Prunus serrulata Wahiawa, Wahiawa Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen Rather sickly trees on terrace; lvs few, badly damaged by chewing insects; flws pale pink, appearing while tree is almost leafless. Staples, G.W. 784 Oahu BISH 1992-02-16