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Chamelaucium uncinatum

S.Schauer (1844)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Chamelaucium

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Description

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: J.G.C.Lehmann, Pl. Preiss. 1: 97 (1844)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Chamelaucium uncinatum Koloa District, Kalaheo, from home at 4543 Puuwai Rd Preserved_Specimen Shrub of 3ft; lvs dk grn, stems reddish, buds glossy white and rose, covered w. a papery epidermis that falls wholly when flower opens; petals purple-pink fading to pale lilac; calyx purple-pink, hypanthium dull pale grn, more or less fragrant (8am). Flynn, T.W. 5672 Kauai BISH 1995-01-23
2 Chamelaucium uncinatum Koloa District: Sheraton Poipu Preserved_Specimen Lvs faintly aromatic w. eucalyptus smell; hypanthium reddish grn, petals deep pink. Lorence, D.H. 6398 Kauai BISH 1989-02-27
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