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Abelia × grandiflora

(Rovelli ex André) Rehder (1900)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Dipsacales Family: Caprifoliaceae Genus: Abelia

glossy abelia

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: L.H.Bailey, Cycl. Amer. Hort. 1: 1 (1900)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Abelia × grandiflora Waimea District: Kokee State Park, end of Halemanu Road by group of 3 cabins, at head of Kokee-Halemanu trail Cultivated in yard, not naturalized. Degraded Acacia koa mesic forest invaded by Rubus argutus, Hedychium, Passiflora, Ligustrum sinense, etc. Preserved_Specimen Multi-stremmed shrub 3m tall, stems and new growth purple tinted. Flowers w/purple-pink calyx, corolla pale rose-pink and white, fragrant. Lorence, D.H. 8148 Kauai BISH 1997-10-16
2 Abelia × grandiflora Honolulu, Kamehameha Girls' School Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1937-09-25
3 Abelia × grandiflora Honua Farm, Kikala Rd., Kalaheo Preserved_Specimen ornamental shrub pruned to 1 m tall. Stem purplish-brown, finely striated pale green. Leaf: petiole pale green with tiny pinkish dots; blade above dark glossy green, below much paler, slightly glossy. Inflorescence: axis purple-brown; calyx tube 6x1 mm at bulbous part; sepals 7x1 mm to 8x2 mm, pink brown maturing pale green or flesh-colored; perianth 2x1.5 cm; tube 1.8 x 0.7 cm, white to pale purple, cystalline; petals 5x5 mm; stamens 4, to 2 cm long, anthers 1.5 mm, white or yellowish; pistil 2 cm, white. Flowers sweetly fragrant. Hume, L. 421 Kauai BISH 1989-09-07
4 Abelia × grandiflora Univ.Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Forbes, A. 45 Oahu BISH 1929-09-13
5 Abelia × grandiflora Honolulu, Kaimuki Preserved_Specimen Katsunuma, T. Oahu BISH 1938-08-21
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