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Systematics of Vascular Plants, UH Manoa (HAW:BOT461)
Taxon:
Pipturus albidus
(Hook. & Arn.) A.Gray
Family:
Urticaceae
Determiner:
Tomdasa, Chayote (2018-11-01)
Observer:
Tomdasa, Chayote
Number:
47
Date:
2018-11-01
Additional Collectors:
Cull, Madeleine
Locality:
USA, HI, Honolulu, Growing in the west courtyard in the Biomedical Science building.
21.303592 -157.815017 iphone 6s
Verbatim Coordinates:
21° 18' 12.93" N 157° 48' 54.06" W
Elevation:
35 meters (115ft)
Habitat:
Growing along a pathway in a courtyard. Partial sun.
Substrate:
Moist soil
Description:
Dioecious evergreen shrub, 2.4 tall. Leaves simple, alternate, serrate, ovate, slightly pubescent, abaxial surface much lighter than adaxial surface; petioles pink, moderately pubescent; exstipulate. Veins 3, subparallel, dull pink. Flowers unisexual,very small, axillary, clustered in leaf axils, ebracteate; staminate flowers inconspicuous, carpellate flowers inconspicuous, carpels appear to be 1, stigmas elongated, tepals pubescent. Younger twigs moderately pubescent. Multiple fruit, white, fleshy, watery.
Reproductive Condition:
Flowering and fruiting
Notes:
Endemic
Specimen Images
Female specimen left, male specimen right
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Adaxial leaf surface.
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Abaxial surface.
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Female flower
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Fuit multiple, fleshy
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Male flowers
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Usage Rights:
CC0 1.0 (Public-domain)
Rights Holder:
University of Hawaii
Access Rights:
not-for-profit use only
Record ID:
6e55bfb9-992b-4b30-80af-3af277dc103b
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Tom Ranker (
ranker@hawaii.edu
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