Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Muntingia calabura
Collector Name:
Kelsey Brock
Collection Date:
May 24, 2017
Other Herbarium:
BISH,CAS
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
District:
Waimea District
Locality:
Northwest of Kekaha, north of highway 50.
Plant Description:
Shrub -small tree about 3m tall; stems thick; branches conspicuously distichous, giving the plant a sprawling, "tiered" appearance; leaves dull gray-green, lighter below; flowers with thin white petals and pale green inrolled sepals; fruits green, globose, and pendulous such that they are mostly hidden by leaves.
Phenology:
flowering/fruiting
Habitat:
Growing in irrigation ditch. At least 40 mature individuals seen scattered over a broad area near Kekaha - apparently naturalized in disturbed areas, fallow agricultural fields, along irrigation networks and at the base of eroding cliff sides.
Date of Record Creation:
May 15, 2018
Date of Last Update:
March 23, 2023
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