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Helicteres jamaicensis

Jacq. (1763)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Genus: Helicteres

Description

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Historical Distribution

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: Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist.: 235 (1763)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Helicteres jamaicensis Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden potted in diffuse shade Preserved_Specimen young tree 1 m . Petals white Lau, J. 2981 Oahu BISH 1986-12-03
2 Helicteres jamaicensis Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, Haleiwa Preserved_Specimen 8' tall. Trunk bark light gray, tuberculate. Leaves and young stems very soft, tomentose; New leaves folded down center. Fruits spiraled, woody inside. Flowers: w/out petals; arching staminal column comes out of fuzzy calyx. Orr, D. 82 Oahu BISH 1998-03-26
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