Cyrtandra pulchella

O.Rich ex A.Gray (1862)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Gesneriaceae Genus: Cyrtandra

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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: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 6: 38 (1862)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cyrtandra pulchella Koloa District; National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, nurery at pump 6 Preserved_Specimen Shrub 1.5 m with erect fleshy stems, leaves dark shiny green above, paler beneath. Calyx greenish white, with light sweet scent (10 am). Cultivated, NTBG 010253, from seed collectd from Ta'u, American Samoa. Lorence, D.H. 9177 Kauai BISH 2003-12-18