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Centratherum punctatum subsp. punctatum

This name is accepted

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

Brazilian button flower, larkdaisy

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form:

Stems:

Roots: Root system includes a tap root or adventitious roots.

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Blades lanceolate, obovate, or ovate Apex acute. Base decurent (extending down the petiole). Margins serrate/dentate.

Flowers:

Fruit:

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Molokai Naturalized
Lana'i Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Specimens

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Bibliography

Other References

Lorence et al. 1995:23 (NEWNAT/K, DESCR); Oppenheimer 2003:6 (H); Starr et al. 2004:20 (EM); Staples & Herbst 2005:148 (KEY), 168 (DESCR); Starr et al. 2006:32 (Mo); Starr et al. 2010:62 (L); Lau & Frohlich 2012:9 (O)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Centratherum punctatum subsp. punctatum Kukumamalu [sp?] Gulch, near Kuala [sp?] along Kamehameha Hwy. Vegetation: Hypparhenia sp. Preserved_Specimen Herb scattered along highway. Roadside scrub. Flowers purple.. Starr, F. 505178 Molokai BISH 2005-05-17
2 Centratherum punctatum subsp. punctatum Kapano Gulch disturbed; Pittosporum viridiflorum, Falcataria molucanna Preserved_Specimen Starr, F. 7040207 Lanai BISH 2007-04-02
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