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Cyrtandra × opaeulae

H.St.John & Storey (1950)

This name is accepted

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

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Description

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

O'ahu Endemic

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Occas. Pap. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Mus. 20: 85 (1950)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:737 (O, parentage: C. dentata × C. laxiflora); Note: assumed unstabilized hybrid

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cyrtandra × opaeulae Koolau Range, Kawailoa, Kawaiiki Ditch Trail Moist wooded gulch Preserved_Specimen Shrubs 1.5-3 m. tall; blades chartaceous, above dark green, below whitish green; young calyx white becoming green at or after anthesis, fl. white; fr. white. St.John, H. 20272 Oahu BISH 1941-11-09
2 Cyrtandra × opaeulae Koolau Range, Kawailoa, Kawaiiki Ditch Trail Moist wooded gulch Preserved_Specimen Shrubs 1.5-3 m. tall; blades chartaceous, above dark green, below whitish green; young calyx white becoming green at or after anthesis, fl. white; fr. white. St.John, H. 20272 Oahu BISH 1941-11-09
3 Cyrtandra × opaeulae Kawaiiki ditch trail, Kawailoa wooded gulch Preserved_Specimen 2-3 m shrub; leaves firm chartaceous, above dark green, impressed rugose, below whitish green; calyx whitish in bud, becoming green; flower white St.John, H. 20275 Oahu BISH 1941-11-09
4 Cyrtandra × opaeulae Koolau Mts., Kawailoa-Opaeula divide, Paalaa In shade of woods along trail Preserved_Specimen Storey, W.B. 168 Oahu BISH 1931-10-04
5 Cyrtandra × opaeulae Koolau Range, Kawailoa, Kawaiiki Ditch Trail Moist wooded gulch Preserved_Specimen Shrubs 1.5-3 m. tall; blades chartaceous, above dark green, below whitish green; young calyx white becoming green at or after anthesis, fl. white; fr. white. St.John, H. 20272 Oahu BISH 1941-11-09
6 Cyrtandra × opaeulae Waialua Mts Preserved_Specimen Mann, H. 615 Oahu BISH 1864-01-01
7 Cyrtandra × opaeulae Waialua Mts Preserved_Specimen Mann, H. 615 Oahu BISH 1864-01-01
8 Cyrtandra × opaeulae Kaala Preserved_Specimen Hillebrand, W.B. Oahu BISH
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