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Simira maxonii

(Standl.) Steyerm. (1972)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Gentianales Family: Rubiaceae Genus: Simira

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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

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 306 (1972)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Simira maxonii Koloa District; National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley; Maidenhair Falls Rubiaceae area, east side of Lawai Stream Preserved_Specimen Tree 8 m x 20 cm dbh; leaves green drying burgundy, stipules deciduous; calyx and Lorence, D.H. 8463 Kauai BISH 2000-02-14
2 Simira maxonii Koloa, Lawai, NTBG, Maidenhair Falls Rubiaceae area, E Lawai Stream, McBryde Garden Preserved_Specimen 8 x 20 cm tree; leaves green, stipules deciduous; calyx and corolla green and white punctate, anthers yellow, filaments purple, styles recurving; fruit brown; wood exposed to air turning red Lorence, D.H. 8463 Kauai BISH 2000-02-14
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