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Monocostus uniflorus

(Poepp. ex Petersen) Maas (1968)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Zingiberales Family: Costaceae Genus: Monocostus

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

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: Rev. Palaeobot. Palynol. 7: 37 (1968)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Monocostus uniflorus Waimea Botanical Garden & Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Sepals green; petals white to pale yellow at tip; labellum yellow; laminar portion of stamen white becoming yellow at tip where exerted. Kirchoff, B.K. 87110 Oahu BISH 1991-06-18
2 Monocostus uniflorus Koloa District, National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, nursery at Pump 6 Preserved_Specimen perennial herb, stems erect to 50-60 cm, leabes sprial, blade fleshy, green with purple margins, flowers with green bracts and calyx, tepals pale yellow, labellum bright yellow Lorence, D.H. 9173 Kauai BISH 2003-12-18
3 Monocostus uniflorus Koloa, Lawai Valley, NTBG, McBryde Garden, nursery at pump 6 Preserved_Specimen rhizomatous, stems 40-50 cm tall; L margins and stipule sheaths red tinged, leaves green; flowers with bright-yellow crape-like labellum, tube white Lorence, D.H. 8917 Kauai BISH 2002-09-13
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