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Mussaenda arcuata

Poir. (1797)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Gentianales Family: Rubiaceae Genus: Mussaenda

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Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 4: 392 (1797)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Mussaenda arcuata Kaneohe, Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden. African section, in area near parking lot Preserved_Specimen Half-vining shrub w/long, whip-like bran; lvs glossy medium green above, paler beneath; infl terminal spreading panicles; flws bright lemon-yellow with orange star in center, the star fades to brown with age. Staples, G.W. 868 Oahu BISH 1992-08-02
2 Mussaenda arcuata Koloa District: National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley Maindenhair Falls on east side of Lawai Stream, Rubiaceae collection. Preserved_Specimen Shrub 2 m. tall with arching decumbent branches. Flowers with corolla tube yellow-green, limb light yellow, center w/dark yellow star fading brown. Fruits green. Lorence, D.H. 8027 Kauai BISH 1997-07-02
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