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Lycianthes rantonnetii

(Carrière) Bitter (1919)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Solanales Family: Solanaceae Genus: Lycianthes

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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
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Gatt. Lycianthes: 332 (1919)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Lycianthes rantonnetii Honolulu, Niu area, Oka Nursery and Landscaping, 445 Halaki Street potted in full sun Preserved_Specimen Shrubs 0.6 - 1.0 m tall, very open. Corollas purple. Lau, J. 1953 Oahu BISH 1986-02-03
2 Lycianthes rantonnetii unknown Preserved_Specimen Collins, J.C. BISH 1944-04-12
3 Lycianthes rantonnetii Koloa District; Kalaheo, yard of house at 3581 Kaloke Road Preserved_Specimen Densely branched shrub 1 m tall, branches decumbent, ribbed. Flowers with green calyx, corolla rotate, deep blue-violet with small yellow center spot. Lorence, D.H. 7766 Kauai BISH 1996-04-12
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