Accession Data:
Erythrina sandwicensis O.Deg.
- Common Name: Wiliwili
- Family: Fabaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Hawaii, USA
- Habitat: seasonally dry tropical scrub
- Uses: Showy orange flowers are used for lei. The lightweight wood of Wiliwili was traditionally used to make floats and surfboards.
Accession Data:
- Accession # 202500032
- Source: J. Letmanski, UConn
- Provenance:
Seed field collected on dry, leeward side (southwest) of Maui, Hawaii, USA. Plants donated by Jacob Letmanski of UConn.
- Accession Date: 05-21-2025
- Bench: 6901 - Array 1, Tank 1
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 05-21-2025
- Restrictions:
- IUCN Red List: Species Vulnerable or Habitat Critically Threatened
- IUCN Red List: Species Vulnerable or Habitat Critically Threatened
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: eurosid I
- Order: Fabales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Fabaceae
- SubFamily: Faboideae
- Tribe: Phaseoleae
- SubTribe: Erythrininae
References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Hawaii
References (external):
data regenerated on Wed, 21 May 2025 13:31:42 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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W/C = Wild Collected
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