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Telfairia occidentalis

Hook.f. (1871)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Cucurbitales Family: Cucurbitaceae Genus: Telfairia

Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 524 (1871)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Telfairia occidentalis Hook.f. waimea arboretum, acc. # 08s38. On sand beneath steep cliff. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN orr, d. collector number: s.n. Kauai BISH 4/22/2011
2 Telfairia occidentalis Hook.f. Waimea Arboretum, acc. # 08s38. Seeds received from John Mood, Ninole, HI, 24, Apr 2008. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Orr, D. s.n. Oahu BISH 4/22/2011
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