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Cerbera manghas

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Gentianales Family: Apocynaceae Genus: Cerbera

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Description

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Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean

Vegetative Reproduction

Pollinators

Notes

  • Most parts of the plant contains a toxin that hinders the electrical impulses throughout the body, that can lead to death after consumption

Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 208 (1753)

Other References

Poisonous Plants of Paradise (Scott and Thomas) p.37

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cerbera manghas Lihue District. Timbers Kauai Ocean Club and Residences at Hokuala, large triangle area bordered by Ninini Point Road and then runways beyond. Area has Timbers nursery and green waste in opposite corners with a dirt r Disturbed Lowland Shrubland with Lantana, Koa Haole, Megathyrus maximus, Cocos nucifera. Three trees about 30 feet off the dirt road between the ursery and green waste. Preserved_Specimen Tangalin, N. 5157 Kauai BISH 2021-03-31
2 Cerbera manghas Bd. of Agric. & For., Honolulu Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen MacDaniels, L.H. 414 Oahu BISH 1927-01-13
3 Cerbera manghas Honolulu, Halekulani Hotel Near beach. Preserved_Specimen Cooke Jr., C.M. Oahu BISH 1947-09-24
4 Cerbera manghas Kaneohe; Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden. Kahua Lehua parking area down hill into Micronesian gulch; one opf 3 trees planted across path, this one the farthest mauka, crowded by pandan on hillside crowded by pandan on hillside Preserved_Specimen Staples, G.W. 1051 Oahu BISH 1996-05-28
5 Cerbera manghas Manoa Valley Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Grant, M.L. 7547 Oahu BISH 1934-10-29
6 Cerbera manghas H.S.P.A. Plantation, Manoa District Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Grant, M.L. 7543 Oahu BISH 1934-10-29
7 Cerbera manghas Honolulu, HSPA Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen MacDaniels, L.H. 410 Oahu BISH 1927-01-12
8 Cerbera manghas Kaneohe, Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden, between Kahua Kuou and Pa Launa hillside along path Preserved_Specimen Staples, G.W. 1049 Oahu BISH 1996-05-28
9 Cerbera manghas University of Hawaii campus, Honolulu; Andrews Amphitheater In full sun. Preserved_Specimen Lau, J. 1188 Oahu BISH 1985-07-07
10 Cerbera manghas Kaneohe; Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden. Kahua Kuou area, along path to Pa Launa area Preserved_Specimen Staples, G.W. 1046 Oahu BISH 1996-05-28
11 Cerbera manghas University of Hawaii campus, Honolulu Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. 620604001 Oahu BISH 1962-06-04
12 Cerbera manghas Kaneohe: Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden Edge of lake below Indet. area. Preserved_Specimen Staples, G.W. 830 Oahu BISH 1992-05-21
13 Cerbera manghas Honolulu, Foster Botanic Garden Preserved_Specimen Jensen, S.R. 385 Oahu BISH 1985-02-21
14 Cerbera manghas Kaneohe, Hoomaluhia Botanical Gardens, Kahua Kuou, path to Pa Launa Preserved_Specimen Staples, G.W. 1046 Oahu BISH 1996-05-28
15 Cerbera manghas Kaneohe; Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden. Kahua Kuou area, along path to Pa Launa area, in lawn near hillside, just below HBG 76.0961 (Staples 1047) Preserved_Specimen Staples, G.W. 1048 Oahu BISH 1996-05-28
16 Cerbera manghas University of Hawaii campus, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Forbes, A. 49 Oahu BISH 1929-09-13
17 Cerbera manghas Kaneohe; Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden. One of two on hillside along path between Kahua Kuou and Pa Launa area, just across from 3 Adenanthera trees Preserved_Specimen Staples, G.W. 1049 Oahu BISH 1996-05-28
18 Cerbera manghas Kau Distr.; Manuka State Park, along Hwy 11 near SW tip of the island Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 9323 Hawaii BISH 1991-01-13
19 Cerbera manghas Kaneohe; Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden. Kahua Lehua parking area down hill into Micronesian gulch; one opf 3 trees planted across path, this one the farthest mauka, crowded by pandan on hillside Preserved_Specimen Staples, G.W. 1051 Oahu BISH 1996-05-28
20 Cerbera manghas Kaneohe; Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden. Kahua Kuou area, along path to Pa Launa area, in lawn near hillside, just below HBG 76.0961 (Staples 1047) Preserved_Specimen Staples, G.W. 1048 Oahu BISH 1996-05-28
21 Cerbera manghas Honolulu, Queen's Hospital Preserved_Specimen Mitchell, D.D. Oahu BISH 1954-04-30
22 Cerbera manghas Honolulu, Queen's Hospital Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1953-10-05
23 Cerbera manghas Honolulu, Foster Botanic Garden Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1952-02-02
24 Cerbera manghas Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Woolford, H.A. Oahu BISH 1949-06-27
25 Cerbera manghas Honolulu: Queen's Hospital Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1941-05-22
26 Cerbera manghas Manoa Valley, near head, arboretum of H.S.P.A Preserved_Specimen Caum, E.L. Oahu BISH 1930-12-11
27 Cerbera manghas Board of Agric. & Forestry Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Oahu BISH
28 Cerbera manghas Honolulu, Bd. of Forestry grounds Preserved_Specimen Thompson, J.W. Oahu BISH 1911-10-05
29 Cerbera manghas 1035 Spencer St., Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Kirch, P.V. Oahu BISH 1978-02-22
30 Cerbera manghas Queen's Hospital, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Oahu BISH 1936-05-25
31 Cerbera manghas Manoa Arboretum Preserved_Specimen 32 Oahu BISH 1936-05-25
32 Cerbera manghas Kaneohe; Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden. Kahua Kuou area, along path to Pa Launa area Preserved_Specimen Staples, G.W. 1046 Oahu BISH 1996-05-28
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