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Harpephyllum caffrum

Bernh. (1844)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Sapindales Family: Anacardiaceae Genus: Harpephyllum

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Flora 27: 346 (1844)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Harpephyllum caffrum Manoa Valley; Manoa Marketplace parking area Preserved_Specimen Tree < 20 ft tall; lvs glossy green; flws tiny; greenish yellow; frts plum-like; turning dark when ripe. Rauch, F. Oahu BISH 1991-05-12
2 Harpephyllum caffrum 59-250 Pupukea Rd., Haleiwa Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Tree ca. 35' tall; trunk gray, smooth, ca 2.5' f; leaves clustered at branch tips; fruit olive-shaped, 0.75 long, nright red, with large pit. Orr, D. 923 Oahu BISH 1992-03-22
3 Harpephyllum caffrum Manoa Valley; Manoa Marketplace parking area Preserved_Specimen Tree < 20 ft tall; lvs glossy deep green; flws tiny; greenish yellow; frts plum-like; turning dark when ripe. Rauch, F. Oahu BISH 1991-05-12
4 Harpephyllum caffrum Honolulu, Foster Botanic Garden In full sun. Preserved_Specimen A tree 9 m tall with an open crown; petals chartreuse; flower odorless (morning). Mature fruit crimson. Lau, J. 1588 Oahu BISH 1985-11-04
5 Harpephyllum caffrum Honolulu; Manoa Valley Manoa Marketplace; in front of a restaurant. Preserved_Specimen Small tree ca 3.5 m tall; lvs glossy green; leathery; buds and frts immature. Lee, P. 496 Oahu BISH 1989-09-06
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