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Corynocarpus laevigatus J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.
karaka nut

   
Symbol: COLA6
Group: Dicot
Family: Corynocarpaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree
Native Status:  
HI    I



Photograph of Corynocarpus laevigatus J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. New Zealand.
 
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Distribution by State:
Corynocarpus laevigatus J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.

Distributional Map for Corynocarpus laevigatus J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.
Distribution Map Legend

Corynocarpus laevigatus J.R. Forst. & G. Forst. distribution:
USA (HI)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
HI

 

Related Taxa:
Corynocarpus laevigatus J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.

1 genera in Corynocarpaceae, 1 species in Corynocarpus
 

Classification:
Corynocarpus laevigatus J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass   Rosidae
Order   Celastrales
Family   Corynocarpaceae – Karaka family
Genus   Corynocarpus J.R. Forst. & G. Forst. – corynocarpus
Species   Corynocarpus laevigatus J.R. Forst. & G. Forst. – karaka nut
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Corynocarpus laevigatus J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.

New Zealand laurel
karakaranut

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above.

HEAR USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information index for selected alien plants in Hawaii (http://www.hear.org, 20 October 2003). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii.
 

Introduced Information:
Corynocarpus laevigatus J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.
 

 

 
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