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Phenakospermum guyannense

(A.Rich.) Endl. ex Miq. (1845)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Zingiberales Family: Strelitziaceae Genus: Phenakospermum

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Uses and Culture

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Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 3: 345 (1845)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Phenakospermum guyannense Koloa District, Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanical Garden, Maidenhair Falls, Zingiberales display. Cultivated plants. Preserved_Specimen Giant herb with erect stem to 4 meters tall X 12 cm. diameter; leaves distichous, petioles 1.5-1.8 meters, blades 1.5-18. meters; inflorescence erect, terminal, solitary, to 2.5-3 meters long with 5-6 pairs of green distichous bracts, flowers white. Fruit woody capsule, seeds black with bright orange aril. Underground rhizome producing stems 2-3 Lorence, D.H. 9934 Kauai BISH 2006-05-22
2 Phenakospermum guyannense Koloa District, Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanical Garden, Maidenhair Falls, Zingiberales display. Cultivated plants. Preserved_Specimen Giant herb with erect stem to 4 meters tall X 12 cm. diameter; leaves distichous, petioles 1.5-1.8 meters, blades 1.5-18. meters; inflorescence erect, terminal, solitary, to 2.5-3 meters long with 5-6 pairs of green distichous bracts, flowers white. Fruit woody capsule, seeds black with bright orange aril. Underground rhizome producing stems 2-3 Lorence, D.H. 9934 Kauai BISH 2006-05-22
3 Phenakospermum guyannense Koloa District, Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanical Garden, Maidenhair Falls, Zingiberales display. Cultivated plants. Preserved_Specimen Giant herb with erect stem to 4 meters tall X 12 cm. diameter; leaves distichous, petioles 1.5-1.8 meters, blades 1.5-18. meters; inflorescence erect, terminal, solitary, to 2.5-3 meters long with 5-6 pairs of green distichous bracts, flowers white. Fruit woody capsule, seeds black with bright orange aril. Underground rhizome producing stems 2-3 Lorence, D.H. 9934 Kauai BISH 2006-05-22
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