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Flemingia macrophylla

(Willd.) Kuntze ex Merr. (1910)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Flemingia

large leaf flemingia

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Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Philipp. J. Sci., C 5: 130 (1910)

Other References

Parker & Parsons 2012b:69 (NEWNAT/H, DESCR); Brock et al. 2023:126 (K)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Flemingia macrophylla Kawaihau District; Wailua Homestead area near Wailua Rise atop a hillside on side slope of an old road cut; secondary vegetation, open with no major canopy; with psidium cattleanum, syzygium cumini, microsorum, nephrolepis Preserved_Specimen herbs of 4-15 ft with secondary branchingonly at the tops; semi-woody at base, diameter about 1 inch; bark smooth; flower small, 0.25 in. big, pinkish with green; fruit: clusters w/balack seeds the size of poppy seeds Kisc Kauai BISH 2013-11-25
2 Flemingia macrophylla Ninole mauka, N Hilo. Naturalized. Growing on upper edge of gulch. Associates: Syzygium jambos, Psidium guajava, Panicum maximum, Clidemia hirta. Preserved_Specimen 8 ft tall, non-woody, tri-lobed lvs, with terminal spikes of pink fls. Winged petioles. Inflated pods with few black seeds, and long pointed tip. Parker, J. 135 Hawaii BISH 2010-08-30
3 Flemingia macrophylla Ninole mauka, N Hilo. Naturalized. Growing on upper edge of gulch. Associates: Syzygium jambos, Psidium guajava, Panicum maximum, Clidemia hirta. Preserved_Specimen 8 ft tall, non-woody, tri-lobed lvs, with terminal spikes of pink fls. Winged petioles. Inflated pods with few black seeds, and long pointed tip. Parker, J. 135 Hawaii BISH 2010-08-30
4 Flemingia macrophylla Lihue District. On unnamed gravel road accessed from Highway 583, approximately 2 km. south of Wailua Reservoir. Approximately 20 mature plants and 10 saplings growing along roadside (40 by 20 meter area) under Falcataria moluccana canopy with al;ien understory. Felcataria moluccana, Ricinus communis. Preserved_Specimen Tree, erect, shrub approximatelly 2.5 metres high. Inflorescences dense, corolla pale pink. Pods silky, green (immature, not dehisced yet), about 10-15 mm. long. Brock, K. 747 Kauai BISH 2015-10-28
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