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Uncarina grandidieri

(Baill.) Stapf (1895)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Pedaliaceae Genus: Uncarina

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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: H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3b): 261 (1895)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Uncarina grandidieri Koko Crater Botanical Garden; cultivated in the Madagascan section Preserved_Specimen Single-stemmed, pachycaul shrub approx. 6 feet tall, branches firm-fleshy and knobby, leaves clustered at branch ends, densely glandular hairy, green above, paler below; flowers solitary in leaf axils, very similar to a large Thunbergia alata in shape and color (vivid orange yellow). Staples, G.W. 812 Oahu BISH 1992-03-22
2 Uncarina grandidieri Waimea Arboretum In partial shade. Preserved_Specimen Sparingly branched shrub 1.5 m. tall. Trunk swollen. Flower canary-yellow with blood red within tube, odorless (morning). Lau, J. 2702 Oahu BISH 1986-08-04
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