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Adonidia merrillii

(Becc.) Becc. (1919)

This name is accepted

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

Christmas palm, Manila palm

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Philipp. J. Sci. 14: 329 (1919)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Adonidia merrillii University of Hawaii Campus Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. 625 Oahu BISH 1962-01-08
2 Adonidia merrillii Honolulu; Foster Garden Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH
3 Adonidia merrillii Honolulu; 42 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Tree 10+ ft. high; fruits bright red, fl. present. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1949-07-07
4 Adonidia merrillii Kamehameha Girl's School Preserved_Specimen Tree bole 3 ft. high; long graceful leaves. Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1938-10-10
5 Adonidia merrillii Garden at 42 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Tree about 20 ft. high; inflorescence pedicel whitish; fruits red. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1961-11-19
6 Adonidia merrillii Kamehameha Girl's School Preserved_Specimen Tree bole 3 ft. high; long graceful leaves. Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1938-10-10
7 Adonidia merrillii Honolulu. Garden at 42 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Green juvenile fruits. (Red when ripe and seeds ruminated in cross section and on surface. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1954-10-01
8 Adonidia merrillii Honolulu. Garden at 42 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Fruits red-skinned; pulp thin; seeds large and polished for leis. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1955-01-01
9 Adonidia merrillii Honolulu; 42 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Fruits bright red - with thin insipid juicy pulp over layers of longish fibers. Nut smooth, mottled cream & brown, intusion in white (?), 2 way t'd a tiny hollow center in fruit..(rest undecipherable) Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1951-01-16
10 Adonidia merrillii Honolulu; Kamehameha Girl's School Preserved_Specimen Tree bole 3 ft. high; long graceful leaves. Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1938-10-10
11 Adonidia merrillii Honolulu, 42 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen fruit red, pulp thin; large seeds Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1955-01-01
12 Adonidia merrillii Honolulu; 42 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Tree 10+ ft. high; fruits bright red, fl. present. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1949-07-07
13 Adonidia merrillii Honolulu; Foster Garden Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH
14 Adonidia merrillii Honolulu; Capitol grounds, Hotel street side near cohune nut palm Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH
15 Adonidia merrillii Honoluly, 42 Coelho Way garden Preserved_Specimen green juvenile fruit; ripe red; seeds ruminated in cross section and on surface Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1954-10-01
16 Adonidia merrillii Honolulu; Behind Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Waikiki In dense shade. Preserved_Specimen Trunk 4 m tall, 20 cm DBH. Iltis, H.H. 55 Oahu BISH 1967-06-13
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