Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Ochrosia mariannensis
Collector Name:
Melany H. Chapin
Collection Date:
September 1, 1998
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Locality:
Wild source plant in cultivation at NTBG, Lawai Valley, Medicinal Section, across from Ruizia. This plant was grown from wild origin seed collected by Art Whistler in Guam, he describes it as a coastal forest tree.
Plant Description:
Small tree ca 2.15 m ht., lvs whorled, oblanceolate-oblong, acute at apex, 10-15 cm x 1-1.5 cm, dark, glabrous green above, pale below. Stems produce sap. Fruit fleshy, bright reddish-orange, 2 twinned, compressed, obovoid, drupes keeled at the margins with 2 woody seeds in each fruit. Flowers immature.
From Accession #:
890070.001
Taxonomical Notes:
This specimen is comprises sheets #025106 & 041433
Date of Record Creation:
May 22, 2013
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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