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§1 Plant

Psydrax odorata (G. Forst.) A.C. Sm. & S. Darwin

vernacular alahe'e — species · Rubiaceae


USDA
PSOD
GBIF
2893185
Rank
species
PlateNo public-domain or CC photograph located.

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Duration
Perennial
Group
Dicot
Family
Rubiaceae Juss.
Genus
Psydrax
§2a

Native status, by region

  • HI Hawaii Native
§2b

County-level range

· 4 counties across 1 state
Legend Native · 4 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Fire
Medium
Hedging
Low
§3b

Climate & soil

Root depth
36 in min.
Soil texture
fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Single Stem
Mature height
20 ft
Height @ 20 y
49 ft
Foliage colour
Green
Flower colour
White
Fruit colour
Black
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Spring
Seed abundance
Low
Stratify
No
Propagation
seed, cuttings, container
§3e

Use & availability

Nursery stock
No
Palatable, human
No
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 4 counties across 1 state.


§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/PSOD ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/2893185 ↗

Record version

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