Tambourissa peltata

R.Br. ex Baker (1877)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Magnoliids Order: Laurales Family: Monimiaceae Genus: Tambourissa

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. Mauritius: 288 (1877)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Tambourissa peltata Koloa District; Kalaheo, yard of house at 3581 Kaloke Road cultivated; grown from seed collected at Mondrain Nature Reserve, Mauritius (NTBG #940040) Preserved_Specimen small tree 2.5m high; leaves medium green; dioecious, fruits ramigerous on leafless branches, cup-shaped, corky brown, carpels immersed in receptacle Lorence, D.H. 10190 Kauai BISH 2010-05-12
2 Tambourissa peltata KAUAI Koloa District. Kalaheo, yard of house at 3581 Kaloke Road. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Slender tree 3 m tall, trunk 5 cm diam. Lvs shiny dark green above, paler beneath. Male plant, flrs ramigerous on leafless stems, 4-5-lobed, externally green, internally with numerous dark purple stamens, pollen whitish. With strong odor of fermenting fruit. Origin Mauritius (=NTBG 940040) Lorence, D.H. 10871 Kauai BISH 2021-11-18