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Neustanthus phaseoloides

(Roxb.) Benth. (1852)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Neustanthus

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Naturalized
Maui Naturalized

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Bibliography

Name Published In: F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh.: 235 (1852)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:693 (as Pueraria phaseoloides, cult., with tendency to nat.); Frohlich & Lau 2008:7 (NEWNAT/O, DESCR); Egan & Pan 2015:206 (Syn. P. phaseoloides = N. phaseoloides); Oppenheimer 2019:6 (EM [as P. phaseoloides])

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Neustanthus phaseoloides East Maui, Hana District, Kakio ahupuaa, S side of Kapia Stream. Naturalized and locally common vines in alien roadside vegetation, common along several hundred meters at least, but extent unknown. Preserved_Specimen Flowers pale rosy-violet, but drying bluish. Pods straight, but twisting and dehiscing upon maturity. Oppenheimer, H.L. 31611 Maui BISH 2016-03-31
2 Neustanthus phaseoloides East Maui, Hana District, Kakio ahupuaa, S side of Kapia Stream. Naturalized and locally common vines in alien roadside vegetation, common along several hundred meters at least, but extent unknown. Preserved_Specimen Flowers pale rosy-violet, but drying bluish. Pods straight, but twisting and dehiscing upon maturity. Oppenheimer, H.L. 31611 Maui BISH 2016-03-31
3 Neustanthus phaseoloides Kahaluu UTM 2371107, 619769 Sprawling through Wedelia in partial sun on slope. Preserved_Specimen Woody vine. No flowers or fruit seen. OED 2007081708 Oahu BISH 2007-08-17
4 Neustanthus phaseoloides Kahaluu UTM 619769 2371107 Sprawling through and on top of Wedelia in partial sun. Preserved_Specimen Large vine covering 10 by 10 meter area. Lavendar flowers with no discernable fragrance. OED 2008022201 Oahu BISH 2008-02-22
5 Neustanthus phaseoloides Waihee UTM 619370 2372601 Occasional on margins of abandoned pasture. Preserved_Specimen Sprawling vine. OED 2008022202 Oahu BISH 2008-02-22
6 Neustanthus phaseoloides East Maui, Hana District, Kaeleku. Preserved_Specimen Sparingly naturalized. Oppenheimer, H.L. 11305 Maui BISH 2013-01-22
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