Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_aglaia_mariannensis
Mapuñao
Aglaia mariannensis
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About Mapuñao
Mapuñao (Aglaia mariannensis) is a post-contact introduced tree documented on Kauaʻi through cultivation records.
Kauaʻi evidence
Taxonomic identity, tree form, diagnostic morphology and island occurrence use the linked reviewed sources. Historical planting, cultivation, naturalization and invasive status are separate. Generated imagery is not occurrence evidence.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Aglaia mariannensis
- Common names
- Mapuñao · mapunyao
- Other names
- Aglaia mariannensis · mapuñao · mapunyao · Aglaia palauensis Kaneh. · Aglaia ponapensis Kaneh.
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Recorded on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not yet assessed
- Evidence date
- 2026-10-05
- Evidence limits
- Current extent is unassessed; public locality is island level only.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Not yet assessed
- Food and resource needs
- Not yet assessed
- Reproduction
- Small fragrant flowers are followed by one- or two-seeded fleshy fruits; native forest birds disperse the seeds.
- Shelter
- Not yet assessed
- Growth form
- Evergreen shrub or small tree
Threats and conservation
- Monitoring
- Not yet assessed
- Data gaps
- Current population extent and trajectory · Additional species-specific ecological and conservation sources
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not yet assessed
- Seasonal description
- Mapuñao (Aglaia mariannensis) is a post-contact introduced tree documented on Kauaʻi through cultivation records.