Sarcanthemum coronopus

Cass. (1818)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Sarcanthemum

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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: Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 1818: 74 (1818)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Sarcanthemum coronopus Koloa District: National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley; Mascarene collection along west bank of Lawai Stream (formerly Shady Medicinal area) Preserved_Specimen Densely branched shrub 1.2 m. tall, leaves fleshy, dark green shiny with viscis coating. Heads w/green involucral bracts white florets, sweetly fragrant (11 am). Lorence, D.H. 7956 Kauai BISH 1997-03-05
2 Sarcanthemum coronopus Haleiwa; Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen Dense 5' tall shrub w/round crown; trunk woody; lvs shiny both surfaces, all lvs folded into rounded troughs, many w/irregularly twisted tips; infl. heads umbels of up to 20, round, 1 cm diam; 2 mm white ray flws at first, then central flws put up single petals. Orr, D. 37 Oahu BISH 1995-10-24