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Timor allophylus

Allophylus timoriensis

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About Timor allophylus

Timor allophylus (Allophylus timoriensis) is a post-contact introduced tree documented on Kauaʻi through cultivation records. Timor allophylus is a widespread Indo-Pacific coastal and wet-forest shrub or small tree. Its leathery-to-papery trifoliolate foliage and low stature suit thickets and exposed seaside woodland, while the small fleshy drupes provide the reproductive stage documented by regional floras. No species-specific pollinator or disperser relationship is asserted here because the reviewed primary accounts do not identify one.

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: Allophylus timoriensis
Common names: Timor allophyllus · Timor allophylus
Other names: Allophylus timoriensis · Timor allophylus · Timor allophyllus · Schmidelia timoriensis DC. · Allophylus litoralis Blume · Allophylus marquesensis F.Br. · Allophylus sublaxus Gillespie · Allophylus vitiensis Radlk.
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: Monoecious plants bear separate male and female flowers together in erect axillary raceme-like inflorescences. Flowering is followed by small one-seeded-looking, fleshy drupes that ripen orange to red; the flora descriptions document sexual reproduction through fruit and seed without establishing a specific pollinator or disperser.
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: Timor allophylus (Allophylus timoriensis) is a post-contact introduced tree documented on Kauaʻi through cultivation records. Timor allophylus is a widespread Indo-Pacific coastal and wet-forest shrub or small tree. Its leathery-to-papery trifoliolate foliage and low stature suit thickets and exposed seaside woodland, while the small fleshy drupes provide the reproductive stage documented by regional floras. No species-specific pollinator or disperser relationship is asserted here because the reviewed primary accounts do not identify one.

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