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Dimerocostus strobilaceus

Kuntze (1891)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Zingiberales Family: Costaceae Genus: Dimerocostus

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Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Potentially naturalizing

Island Status

O'ahu Potentially naturalizing

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 687 (1891)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:651 (KEY), 653 (DESCR); Daehler & Baker 2006:14 (O? [adventive, Lyon Arboretum, observed but uncollected])

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Dimerocostus strobilaceus Mānoa Valley, Mānoa Falls Trail. Wet understory partial shade. Associates; Angiopteris evecta, Ardisia elliptica, Oplismenus hirtellus, Albizia, Eleocarpus, Costas, Epipremnum aureum, Christela parasitica. Preserved_Specimen White flower about 10 cm long with orange center. 4 m tall, roughly 3cm dbh. Growth continuing past flowering portion. Arthur, K. 118 Oahu BISH 2025-06-06
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