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Kleinhovia hospita

L. (1763)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Genus: Kleinhovia

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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: Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 1365 (1763)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Kleinhovia hospita Foster Botanic Garden full sun Preserved_Specimen buttressed multi-trunked tree 13m tall. Sepals light pink to rose pink. Petals rose pink. Flower odorless (morning) Lau, J. 1608 Oahu BISH 1985-11-06
2 Kleinhovia hospita Honolulu, Beretania St Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 12715 Oahu BISH 1915-01-01
3 Kleinhovia hospita Corner of Beretania St Preserved_Specimen Thrumm, M. Oahu BISH 1970-11-09
4 Kleinhovia hospita Kauai Preserved_Specimen Duvel, A.H. Kauai BISH 1930-10-10
5 Kleinhovia hospita Kauai Preserved_Specimen Duvel, A.H. Kauai BISH 1930-10-10
6 Kleinhovia hospita unknown Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. BISH
7 Kleinhovia hospita Lihue District. Kauai Nursery and Landscaping, Puhi. Cultivated plant. Preserved_Specimen Tree, approximately 3.5 meters tall; bark light gray; leaves hairy abaxially when young, medium green; both sepals and petals medium pink. Brock, K. 889 Kauai BISH 2016-08-30
8 Kleinhovia hospita Honolulu, Central Union Church Preserved_Specimen tree 6 m tall, fls. pink; herbage foetid when broken Fosberg, F.R. 13304 Oahu BISH 1936-11-02
9 Kleinhovia hospita Honolulu, Central Union Church Preserved_Specimen tree 6 m tall, fls. pink; herbage foetid when broken Fosberg, F.R. 13304 Oahu BISH 1936-11-02
10 Kleinhovia hospita Honolulu, Waimea Arboretum Preserved_Specimen tree 10 m tall; corollas pink Miller, J.S. 7864 Oahu BISH 1992-07-31
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