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Cunninghamia lanceolata

(Lamb.) Hook. (1827)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Pinophyta Class/Clade: Pinopsida Order: Pinales Family: Cupressaceae Genus: Cunninghamia

China fir

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

Dispersal Agents

Wind

Vegetative Reproduction

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Bot. Mag. 54: t. 2743 (1827)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cunninghamia lanceolata Nobriga Ranch Preserved_Specimen Woolford, H.A. Hawaii BISH 1954-12-22
2 Cunninghamia lanceolata Honolulu: Koolau Range, Poamoho Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1939-07-01
3 Cunninghamia lanceolata Honualoa Forest Preserved_Specimen Adee, K.T. Hawaii BISH
4 Cunninghamia lanceolata Keauhou Ranch, Kau District, near Puu oo Trail Planted in a row with Sequoia sempervirens in Pennisetum clandestinum (kikuyu) pasture. Preserved_Specimen Tree 50' tall. Leaves bluish-green. Only male cones present. Cuddihy, L.W. 614 Hawaii BISH 1980-10-01
5 Cunninghamia lanceolata [Hawaiian Islands; U.S.A.; Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Woolford, H.A. BISH 1954-12-29
6 Cunninghamia lanceolata Kokee State Park Planted along main road between park entrance & headquarters area. Preserved_Specimen Trees around 15.25 m; leaves dark green above, below glaucous w/dark green margin & midvein. Flynn, T.W. 1891 Kauai BISH 1986-09-03
7 Cunninghamia lanceolata East Maui, Kula, Kaonaulu tract, George Potter's place Geo. Potter's place. Preserved_Specimen Tree approx. 30 feet high. Flowers & fruits; seed borne for 1st time; Male & Female. McEldowney, G.A. Maui BISH 1956-05-06
8 Cunninghamia lanceolata Kokee State Park Planted along main road between park entrance & headquarters area. Preserved_Specimen Trees about 15.24 m; leaves dark green above, below glaucous w/dark green margin & midvein. Flynn, T.W. 1891 Kauai BISH 1986-09-03
9 Cunninghamia lanceolata Waimea District: Kokee State Park Along Highway 550 in front of Kokee Lodge & Museum. Preserved_Specimen Tree 15 m tall, trunk 60 cm in dia. Staminate & pistillate strobili both present. Leaves rigid. Not very common in cultivation Lorence, D.H. 6373 Kauai BISH 1988-06-19
10 Cunninghamia lanceolata Puna District, ca mile 22 along Rte. 11, near Volcano Village Growing beside the highway. Preserved_Specimen Trees 15-18 m tall; Conical-shaped tree w/rough bark & forming root suckers around base; needles flat, spiny-tipped. Staples, G.W. 539 Hawaii BISH 1990-01-10
11 Cunninghamia lanceolata The Nature Conservancy Kamakou Preserve Along road. Ground under tree covered with dropped branches and cones - pile is ca 1 - 2.5 m deep. Preserved_Specimen Tree, 15 m tall, growing along road. Needle lvs green, new cones green, drying to straw color. Ground under tree covered with dropped branches and cones - pile is ca 1 - 2.5 m deep. Silica sampel deposited in the BBG Lab tissue collection. Pell, S.K. 754 Molokai BISH 2008-07-21
12 Cunninghamia lanceolata Kau District: Keauhou Ranch, near Puu oo Trail In row with Sequoia sempervirens in Pennisetum clandestinum (kikuyu) pasture. Preserved_Specimen Tree 50' tall. Leaves green. Green and brown female cones present. Cuddihy, L.W. 615 Hawaii BISH 1980-10-01
13 Cunninghamia lanceolata Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Kilauea, Park Residence area Preserved_Specimen Tree 25 feet tall; no flowers; no fruits. Fagerlund, G.O. 113 Hawaii BISH 1942-10-07
14 Cunninghamia lanceolata Kokee, across road from Awaawapuhi Trail Preserved_Specimen Tree. Herbst, D.R. 5303 Kauai BISH 1975-05-16
15 Cunninghamia lanceolata Keanakolu HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 2/20/2006
16 Cunninghamia lanceolata Halemanu, Neil Robertson's place Preserved_Specimen Tree 30 feet high; bearing cones & male flowers. Neal, M.C. Kauai BISH 1949-10-06
17 Cunninghamia lanceolata Keanakolu HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 2/20/2006
18 Cunninghamia lanceolata Keanakolu HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 2/20/2006
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