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NTBG Plant Name:
Gardenia taitensis
Barcode:
PTBG1000071869
Specimen ID:
019068
Collector ID:
5259
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
June 7, 1987
Herbarium Name:
PTBG
Determiner:
David H. Lorence 1987
Region:
Hawaii
Country:
US
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Island:
Kauai
State:
HI
County:
Kauai County
District:
Koloa District
Elevation:
150
Locality:
Kalaheo. House on Niho Road. Cultivated plants.
Num Duplicates:
2 of 2
Plant Category:
dicot
Plant Description:
Shrub 2 m tall, leaves glossy. Corolla white, fragrant. Ripe fruits externally green, splitting irregularly at apex to reveal bright orange, fleshy mesocarp and white endocarp, seed mass bright orange, fleshy, seeds discoid, brownish yellow. Pericarp smells and tastes like tamarind pulp. Three shrubs together, all setting fruit.
From Cultivated Plant:
Yes
Habitat:
Cultivated.
Comments:
Specimen consists of two sheets - 019067 & 019068
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023

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