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Mussaenda raiateensis

J.W.Moore (1933)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Gentianales Family: Rubiaceae Genus: Mussaenda

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 102: 44 (1933)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Mussaenda raiateensis Honolulu Site between Cot A and Cot B below Araucaria sp. Preserved_Specimen Tree 6m, Flws yellow, corolla tube green, calyx lobes white, ovate. Fruit green, many seeded. Teraoka, W. 16 Oahu BISH 1979-05-05
2 Mussaenda raiateensis Volunteer in Lower Lawn Makai Preserved_Specimen Shrub 3m ht. Spiny when juvenile. Bracts white. Flws orange. Nagata, K.M. 3917 Oahu BISH 1988-10-24
3 Mussaenda raiateensis H.S.P.A. Arboretum, head of Manoa Valley Preserved_Specimen Shrub 1m tall. Flws: bright chrome yellow, orange toward center, fruit brown. Fosberg, F.R. 13163 Oahu BISH 1936-04-06
4 Mussaenda raiateensis Honolulu, Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Jensen, S.R. 185 Oahu BISH 1985-02-20
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