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Pseuderanthemum laxiflorum

(A.Gray) F.T.Hubb. (1916)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Acanthaceae Genus: Pseuderanthemum

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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
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Rhodora 18: 159 (1916)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Pseuderanthemum laxiflorum Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, Haleiwa In partial shade. Preserved_Specimen Dense rounded shrub 1.5 m tall; flws intermediate between dk pink and reddish purple, odorless (afternoon). Lau, J. 2793 Oahu BISH 1986-08-02
2 Pseuderanthemum laxiflorum Koloa District; National Tropical Botanicle Garden in Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, headquarters at 3530 Papalina rd. Kalaheo Preserved_Specimen Shrub 1 meter tall, leaves dark green. Corolla deep purple, inflorescence axes and calyxc purple-tinged. Lorence, D.H. 9061 Kauai BISH 2003-03-15
3 Pseuderanthemum laxiflorum Koloa District, National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley; McBryde Garden, headquarters at 3530 Papalina road in Kalaheo Preserved_Specimen Densely branching shrub 1 m tall, leaves medium green with yellow venation. Inflorescence axes and calyx purple-tinged, corolla white with purple throat and spots on lower lobe, tube pale purple. Lorence, D.H. 9060 Kauai BISH 2003-03-15
4 Pseuderanthemum laxiflorum Koloa District, Lawai Valley. National Tropical Botanical Garden, McBryde Garden; headquarters at 3530 Papalina Road, Kalaheo Preserved_Specimen Subshrub 40 cm, leaves plain green. Corolla violet, not fragrant (11am). Cult. NTBG 990216, ex hort. Waimea Arboretum (WA 90p209) Lorence, D.H. 8915 Kauai BISH 2002-08-30
5 Pseuderanthemum laxiflorum Wailaau Rd., Koloa; garden of Geoffrey Michels Preserved_Specimen glossy; below paler, duller. Flw 4 x 3 cm, bilaterally symmetric; sepals 5, linear, 8 x 1 mm, pale rose-purple over grn; corolla tube 2.5 x 0.3 cm, flattened, glossy; petals 5, to 1.8 x 1 cm, rosy-mauve w/darker veining, crystalline on upper surface, paler, more glossy below; stamens 2, attchd below mouth of corolla ea. accompanied by small, scale-like staminode at Flowering shrub to ca 1 m tall, somewhat delicate in habit. Stems pale brown w/dark lenticels. Leaves above dk grn pt of attchmt; filament white, anther dk purple, anther cells 2, splitting lengthwise; style white, 2.5 cm long, atop grn ovary. Hume, L. 451 Kauai BISH 1990-01-27
6 Pseuderanthemum laxiflorum Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Vally; McBryde Garden,headquarters at3530 Paplina Road in Kalaheo Preserved_Specimen Shrub 30-40 cm tall,densely branched.Leaves medium green.Corolla pale lavender.Cultivated,horticultural origin,NTBG no, 990216 Lorence, D.H. 9062 Kauai BISH 2003-03-15
7 Pseuderanthemum laxiflorum Honolulu: Nuuanu Valley; Foster Botanic Garden Potted, under slats. Preserved_Specimen A spreading shrub 0.3 m tall. Flowers lavender, odorless (morning). Foliage has a slightly unpleasant odor. Lau, J. 2402 Oahu BISH 1986-05-16
8 Pseuderanthemum laxiflorum University of Hawaii campus, Honolulu. Magoon Greenhouse Facility Grown under shade cloth; potted. Preserved_Specimen Erect shrub 0.8 m tall; leaf undersides splashed w/cardinal red; corolla purple; flower not fragrant (morning). Lau, J. 1342 Oahu BISH 1985-08-23
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