Filed As:

Lecythidaceae
Lecythis pisonis Cambess.

Location:

United States of America. Hawaii. Kauai Co. Kauai. Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden, McBryde Garden in Lawai Valley, below Maidenhair Falls Rubiaceae area on east side of Lawai Stream, just N. of Bamboo Bridge road crossover. Alt. 50m. (164 ft.)

Collector(s):

D. H. Lorence 9935 with , 04 Jun 2008

Description:

Tree 6 m High with full spreading canopy, trunk 35 cm dhb, bark rough, gray. Briegly decidous, leaves bright green. Flowering in crown at brach ends; calyx lobes dark purple-gree, corolla & stamens purple fading to white, with rather unpleasant odor. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Feature Notes:

Cultivated, NTBG 750710.002, ex Rio de Janeiro Bot. Gdn.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 02227050
GUID: acc36436-8de4-49ce-bb6f-6bb621bc820c

Distribution:

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