Baccaurea taitensis Müll.Arg.
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Filed As
Euphorbiaceae
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 03933059
Occurrence ID: c7f9acac-36f6-45b5-b391-31f31a1a16e1
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Malpighiales
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Family
Phyllanthaceae
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All Determinations
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Location Notes
[Pacifica]
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Distribution
? Baccaurea aff. tahitensis Mueller-Argau, DC Prodr. 15(2) : 463, 1866. Tree about 5 m. tall. Leaves alternate, oval-ovate, entire or slightly undulate, essen- tially glabrous, tijp to 15 or more cm. long, pinnately veined, base rounded or subacute, apex acuminate, petioles up to 5 cm. long. Flowers and fruit not seen. In forested areas (9773). A fast red dye is obtained from the bark. The wood is used for house construction, and parts of the plant are used in native medicines. Native name, koka. Herbarium of Bernice P. Bishop Museum No. 9773 Presented to DPU Herbariuj by T. G. Yunckw Tree 5 m. tall, 15 cm. diam. in forest 6 ml. e. of Alofi. 65 m. alt. A fast dye obtained from bark. Jan. 20, 19^0. 1koka1 Coll. T. G. Yuncke* pw TRUMAN G. YUNCKER HERBARIUM OF DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (DPU) PURCHASED BY NY IN 1987 Flora of Niue Island BOTANICAL NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 03933059 DEPAUW UNIV. HERBARIUM. 27632 HERBARIUM T. a YUNCKER V 8. jfywMP H. Jr. , (r E. D. Merrill Det, Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University 03933059
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Baccaurea taitensis Müll.Arg.