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Globba atrosanguinea

Teijsm. & Binn. (1864)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Zingiberales Family: Zingiberaceae Genus: Globba

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: Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 27: 22 (1864)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Globba atrosanguinea Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley, nursery at Pump 6, elevation 10 m Rhizomatous herb, pseudostems densely clumped, 40-45 cm. tall. Primary bracts deep red. Preserved_Specimen Flowers erect-arching, pale orange. Lvs. dk. green above, purple beneath. Ex Lyon Arboretum, Oahu. Lorence, D.H. 8146 Kauai BISH 1997-10-14
2 Globba atrosanguinea Oahu, Honolulu, Foster Gardens Leaves 2.25 x 1.25 in.; inflorescence red and yellow. Preserved_Specimen Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1960-05-09
3 Globba atrosanguinea Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Plant to ca. 3 ft.; leaf sheaths and underside of proximal leaves purple, midrib green, upper surface of leaves shiny dark green; bracts orangish red to red; calyx red, sometimes yellow splotched with red; remainder of flower predominately orange. Kirchoff, B.K. 91278 Oahu BISH 1991-06-11
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