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Heritiera littoralis

Aiton (1789)

This name is accepted

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

dungun, looking glass mangrove, looking glass tree, looking-glass tree

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Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Hort. Kew. 3: 546 (1789)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:541 (KEY), 542 (DESCR); Lorence & Flynn 2006:3 (NEWNAT/K, DESCR); Frohlich & Lau 2014:15 (O)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Heritiera littoralis Near Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. Oahu BISH 1923-12-01
2 Heritiera littoralis Kipahoehoe, South Kona Preserved_Specimen Meincoker, M. Hawaii BISH 1968-05-09
3 Heritiera littoralis grounds of Univ. of Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. Oahu BISH 1930-12-10
4 Heritiera littoralis Honolulu, University of Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Price, J.A. Oahu BISH 1943-06-01
5 Heritiera littoralis Old St.Louis College grounds Preserved_Specimen Judd, C.S. Oahu BISH 1930-12-08
6 Heritiera littoralis Near Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. Oahu BISH 1923-12-01
7 Heritiera littoralis Ala Moana Beach Park Preserved_Specimen Oahu BISH
8 Heritiera littoralis Hanalei, Haena, Hwy 51 ~50 yds past Limahuli Stream secondary forest; Cinnamomum, Syzygium cumini, Syzygium jambos, Pothos, Alpinia; roadside Preserved_Specimen to 20' tree; leaves dark glossy green above, pale green midvein, below matte silvery gold with brown speckles; new leaves golden brown; fruit glossy pale green turning glossy brown, single seed Flynn, T.W. 7122 Kauai BISH 2004-06-19
9 Heritiera littoralis Ho'omaluhia Bot. Garden, H\AFR the Africa section Mauka (upslope) from large parking lot, toward the golf course. Preserved_Specimen Tree 6-7 m tall with rounded crown; leaves silvery-scaly underneath, dark green and glabrous above; no flowers; fruits clustered near branch ends, hardshelled, with prominent keel down one side Staples, G.W. 1621 Oahu BISH 2014-12-29
10 Heritiera littoralis Round top Drive; next to Boy scout camp facility, on side trail cutting across a loop of the road. Tree is 10 m off of trail. Non-native dominated mesic to wet forest, growing with Bischofia javanica, Toona ciliata, and fraxinus uhdei, with very little understory vegetation. Preserved_Specimen Tree, approx. 25 m tall, with large buttress roots. Leaves dark green above, whitish-gold below. Beachy, J. 296 Oahu BISH 2012-10-05
11 Heritiera littoralis S of road next to Limahuli Stream In an abandoned garden with many exotic introductions. Preserved_Specimen Corn, C. Kauai BISH 1978-06-16
12 Heritiera littoralis Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden full sun Preserved_Specimen Bushy tree 3 m. Calyces apple green with a little crimson within Lau, J. 2974 Oahu BISH 1986-12-03
13 Heritiera littoralis Kaimuki area, along Alohea St. just ewa of Wela St strip between sidewalk and street Preserved_Specimen Lvs. silvery white below, nuts brown,winged, falling off tree, ?dehiscent, flwrs. brownish, small Staples, G.W. 430 Oahu BISH 1989-01-27
14 Heritiera littoralis unknown Preserved_Specimen BISH
15 Heritiera littoralis Hanalei, Haena, Hwy 51 ~50 yds past Limahuli Stream secondary forest; Cinnamomum, Syzygium cumini, Syzygium jambos, Pothos, Alpinia; roadside Preserved_Specimen to 20' tree; leaves dark glossy green above, pale green midvein, below matte silvery gold with brown speckles; new leaves golden brown; fruit glossy pale green turning glossy brown, single seed Flynn, T.W. 7122 Kauai BISH 2004-06-19
16 Heritiera littoralis Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden In full sun. Preserved_Specimen Bushy tree 3m ht; calyces apple green with a little crimson within. Lau, J. 2974 Oahu BISH 1986-12-03
17 Heritiera littoralis Manoa, street tree HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Oahu 3/2/2016
18 Heritiera littoralis Kau Dist,; along road and just above Whittington Beach Park Preserved_Specimen tree 10 m. Wagner, W.L. 6391 Hawaii BISH 1990-06-19
19 Heritiera littoralis Honolulu, University of Hawaii Campus Preserved_Specimen 80' a.s. Krajina, V.J. 6237 Oahu BISH 1962-01-25
20 Heritiera littoralis Kahaaina garden Preserved_Specimen tree 10-15 ft. Cooke, A. 1269 Oahu BISH 1924-02-02
21 Heritiera littoralis University of Hawaii campus Preserved_Specimen tree 5 m. Fosberg, F.R. 10815 Oahu BISH 1935-02-16
22 Heritiera littoralis Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen Inflorescence branches and pedicels pale green. Calyx slightly yellow tinged green outside, reddish brown within. New leaves glossy green above, silvery green below with brownish to rust coloured spotting. Flynn, T.W. 1717 Kauai BISH 1986-05-08
23 Heritiera littoralis Waimea Valley HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Oahu 10/12/2018
24 Heritiera littoralis University of Hawaii campus, Manoa; along Campus Road Preserved_Specimen Sohmer, S.H. 5981 Oahu BISH 1970-08-18
25 Heritiera littoralis Manoa, street tree HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Oahu 3/2/2016
26 Heritiera littoralis University of Hawaii, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen tree,12 ft. St.John, H. 10680 Oahu BISH 1930-12-16
27 Heritiera littoralis Manoa Campus, U.of H., # 13 on map Preserved_Specimen Leaves dark green above, silvery below, flowers yellowish, mature fruits brown Herbst, D.R. 530 Oahu BISH 1967-08-12
28 Heritiera littoralis in horto. college Preserved_Specimen Faurie, A. 501 Oahu BISH 1910-01-01
29 Heritiera littoralis Honolulu, St. Louis College Preserved_Specimen Oahu BISH 1916-01-01
30 Heritiera littoralis kaimuki area, along Alohea St., just ewa of Wela St. In strip betw sidewalk and street Preserved_Specimen Tree 4m tall; lvs silvery white below, nuts brown, winged, falling off tree, ?dehiscent; flwrs brownish, small. Staples, G.W. 430 Oahu BISH 1989-01-27
31 Heritiera littoralis University of Hawaii campus Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, F.R. 10815 Oahu BISH 1935-02-16
32 Heritiera littoralis University of Hawaii campus, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen tree 5 m, flowers green outside, reddish inside Fosberg, F.R. 10915 Oahu BISH 1935-06-05
33 Heritiera littoralis Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen small tree of 10 ft. Flynn, T.W. 1544 Kauai BISH 1986-02-20
34 Heritiera littoralis Koloa District, Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanical Garden, Big Valley Preserved_Specimen Spreading tree of 10'; leaves semi-glossy medium to dark green above with pale green midvein, below semi-glossy golden-silvery; corolla pale green without, within reddish at base of tube. Flynn, T.W. 4588 Kauai BISH 1991-05-03
35 Heritiera littoralis Honolulu, University of Hawaii Campus Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. 6237 Oahu BISH 1962-01-25
36 Heritiera littoralis Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen small tree of 10 ft. Flynn, T.W. 1544 Kauai BISH 1986-02-20
37 Heritiera littoralis Manoa, street tree HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Oahu 3/2/2016
38 Heritiera littoralis Waimea Valley HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Oahu 10/12/2018
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