Rauvolfia vomitoria Afzel.
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Filed As
Apocynaceae
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 04203058
Occurrence ID: fb8ad9da-d2ef-441f-8f07-781fed21ae40
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Gentianales
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Family
Apocynaceae
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All Determinations
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Location Notes
[Pacifica]
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Distribution
Herbarium Pacíficum (BISH) Hawaiian Islands Oahu APOCYNACEAE Rauvolfia vomitoria Afzel. Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden, on hillside at beginning of African section, adjacent to road. Mesic lowland botanical garden setting. 10-15 ft. tall tree, most branches fruiting, the unripe fruits green, no flowers present. Latex thick, white. Young shoots slightly 4-angled.Older branches with longitudinal slits that sometimes open to become torn gaps/holes. No seedlings, saplings, or mature trees noted along nearby roads or trails. Cultivated. This species has become invasive in the Kohala region of the Big Island. This is the only known locality on O'ahu. Garden staff plan to remove it from the collection. Coll. 2009060901 OED Det. OED BISH jun.2009 Accession: 2009.002 9.jun.2009 BISH 741561 04203058
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Rauvolfia vomitoria Afzel.