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Combretum coccineum

(Sonn.) Lam. (1785)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Combretaceae Genus: Combretum

flamevine, rangoon creeper, scarlet comb

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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: Encycl. 1: 734 (1785)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Combretum coccineum Honolulu, growing in a private garden in Kaimuki Preserved_Specimen Inflorescence with red flowers; calyx cup-shaped, 5-toothed; petals 5; anthers 10; style filiform, stigma capitate. Hoe, W.J. Oahu BISH 1991-07-03
2 Combretum coccineum Kaneohe, Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen Sprawling, half-climbing shrub ca 5' tall with long whip-like bran to 12; long; lvs suboppostie, leathery, dark green above; infct terminal, frt 5-winged, yellow and red until the dry brownish. Collector notes Staples, G.W. 866 Oahu BISH 1992-07-02
3 Combretum coccineum Honolulu, Kaimuki area. Cultivatd in the garden of Elaine Tajima, 1931 Lohilani Preserved_Specimen Recollection of an earlier fragment (flws only). Vining plant wiht habit like garlic flower according to the neighbor who brought it to Bill Hoe. Flws carmine red; lvs leathery. Hoe, W.J. Oahu BISH 1992-02-16
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