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Globba propinqua

Ridl. (1906)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Zingiberales Family: Zingiberaceae Genus: Globba

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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

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 46: 230 (1906)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Globba propinqua Lyon Arboretum Growing in greenhouse. Preserved_Specimen Leafy shoots 30 cm ht. Lvs 9-11 x 4-4.5 cm, purplish beneath. Infl arching, 15-20 cm long, rachis & peduncle pubescent. Fertile bracts greenish, lanceolate, puberulent, ciliate at apex, 9 mm. Sterile bracts 10-25 mm. Cincinnus 10-12-flwd. Bracteoles pale yellowish, becoming greenish, 4 mm, ciliate at apex. Flws yellow. Calyx bright yellow, 6 mm, sparsely hispid. Corolla tube puberulent, 2 cm; lobes deflexed, 5 mm, puberulent. Nagata, K.M. 3669 Oahu BISH 1987-08-05
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