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Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora

(Lemoine) N.E.Br. (1932)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Iridaceae Genus: Crocosmia

montbretia

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Plants 25–50(–100) cm tall.

Stems: With corms 2–3 cm in diameter and slender scaly stolons.

Roots: Fibrous root system.

Leaves: Leaves simple. Usually distichous, usually isobilateral and unifacial. Blades narrowly lanceolate, 30–50 cm long, 0.8–2 cm wide. Margins entire. Veins parallel. Sessile. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Flowers in spikes slightly flexuous, arching horizontally with several branches, bracts 6–10 mm long. Flowers bisexual (perfect), sessile, in branched spikes, bracts short, coriaceous, becoming dry and brown. Tepals orange, lanceolate, 15–25 mm long, 6–9 mm wide, subequal, spreading, the perianth tube slightly curved, 10–15 mm long. Stamens 3; filaments 15–22 mm long; anthers 6–8 mm long. Ovary inferior, 3-carpellate, 3-celled, globose; ovule placentation axile; style slender, divided near apex into 3 short, recurved, filiform stigmatic branches.

Fruit: Capsules up to 7 mm long; ca. 9 mm wide. Seeds brown; wrinkled; usually not viable.

Ploidy: 2n = 20–24; 33; 44

Habitat: Naturalized along trails and roadsides primarily in mesic to wet forest.

Elevation Range: 170–1,200 m.

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Molokai Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Specimens

Bibliography

Name Published In: Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 20: 264 (1932)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1446 (K, O, M, H); Staples & Herbst 2005:669 (KEY, DESCR); Oppenheimer 2010:36 (Mo)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N.E.Br. Kaala PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Pearsall, G.A. s.n. Oahu BISH
2 Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N.E.Br. Hwy H20, 4-5 mi outside of Hilo on Saddle Rd, W of Hilo PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Young, D.A. 1658 Hawaii BISH 1/19/1979
3 Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N.E.Br. Along Stainback Hwy At edge of wet Metrosideros-Cibotium forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 887 Hawaii BISH 2/4/1968
4 Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N.E.Br. Kau District, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, along trail from Crater Rim Rd to Thurston Lava Tube Wet forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lammers, T.G. 5389 Hawaii BISH 9/2/1983
5 Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N.E.Br. Kailua; 209 Oneawa Kai Place Potted plants grown as ornamentals. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Staples, G. 1307 Oahu BISH 1/24/1996
6 Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N.E.Br. Honouliuli Forest Reserve, Palehua Palikea Trail PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Sohmer, S.H. 6158 Oahu BISH 10/25/1969
7 Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N.E.Br. Waimea Canyon, 0.5 mi E of Kokee Ranger Station & Museum Common along roadside. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Henrickson, J.S. 4058 Kauai BISH 8/1/1969
8 Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N.E.Br. Palikea Trail PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kerr, M. s.n. Oahu BISH 7/28/1946
9 Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N.E.Br. Waianae Range, Honouliuli, S ridge of Palikea PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Webster, G.L. 1407 Oahu BISH 3/27/1948
10 Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N.E.Br. Waimea, Na Pali-Kona Forest Reserve, betw Halemanu & Nawaimaka valleys, Cliff trail PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Chock, A.K. 888 Kauai BISH 8/7/1953
11 Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N.E.Br. Honolulu, Lyon Arboretum, along service road near section 35 An established, naturalized weed growing in more open, sun exposed areas. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Spence, G. 387 Oahu BISH 8/1/1976
12 Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N.E.Br. Honolulu: Kalihi; Bishop Museum, Dormitory D In a flower bed in full sun. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lau, J. 1330 Oahu BISH 8/20/1985
13 Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N.E.Br. unknown PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Rock, J.F.C. 4010 BISH
14 Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N.E.Br. Nuuanu, W side of Road at Pali Lookout On open, clay bank. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN 15 Oahu BISH 11/17/1955
15 Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N.E.Br. S rim of Kahuaawi Gulch, near Forestry barracks With Hedychium under Eucalyptus. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H60802 Molokai BISH 6/6/2008
16 Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N.E.Br. Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden, Haleiwa Cultivated in the living collections. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Orr, D. s.n. Oahu BISH 8/9/1990
17 Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N.E.Br. Between Mauna Kapu & Palikea Naturalized along summit ridge. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. 21036 Oahu BISH 10/29/1950
18 Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N.E.Br. On Waianae Range, on Palikea trail In open grassy area. Common PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herat, T. 411 Oahu BISH 7/8/1973
19 Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N.E.Br. East Maui, Makawao District, Kokomo Side of rd. Typical mesic-wet up country E Maui mix of landscape & wild plants. Associated vegetation: Livistona chinensis, Eucalyptus, Kikuyu grass. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Starr, F. 000811-1 Maui BISH 8/11/2000
20 Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N.E.Br. Honouliuli forest reserve, Palehua-Palikea trail PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Sohmer, S.H. 6156 Oahu BISH 10/25/1969
21 Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N.E.Br. Hwy 55, Kokee State Park Growing along road in scrub grass area. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Spence, G. 195 Kauai BISH 7/25/1973
22 Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N.E.Br. Honolulu: Kamehameha Girls' School PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Judd Jr., A.F. s.n. Oahu BISH 9/25/1937
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