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Portlandia platantha

Hook.f. (1850)

This name is accepted

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

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

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: Bot. Mag. 76: t. 4534 (1850)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Portlandia platantha Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Shrub; flws fragrant, 5-angled, red-marked outside. Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1950-02-20
2 Portlandia platantha Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Pearsall, G.A. BISH 1947-06-22
3 Portlandia platantha Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen 1.5 m tree; leaves dark glossy green above; crown dense, pyramidal; flower sweet, 2 pm; calyx green; corolla white, tube green basally Lorence, D.H. 9357 Kauai BISH 2004-07-10
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