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Cabomba caroliniana

A.Gray (1837)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Nymphaeopsida Order: Nymphaeales Family: Cabombaceae Genus: Cabomba

Description

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Historical Distribution

Accepted Subtaxa (in Hawai'i) (1)

Cabomba caroliniana var. pulcherrima R.M.Harper

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 4: 47 (1837)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cabomba caroliniana incoming shipment aquatics Preserved_Specimen flws white or pink. This had reddish stems and lvs, and pink flws Staples, G.W. 988 Oahu BISH 1995-03-01
2 Cabomba caroliniana Honolulu, Bishop Museum aquarium Preserved_Specimen Suehiro, A. Oahu BISH 1950-09-01
3 Cabomba caroliniana Honolulu, Bishop Museum aquarium Preserved_Specimen Suehiro, A. Oahu BISH 1952-05-19
4 Cabomba caroliniana Honolulu, Bishop Museum aquarium Preserved_Specimen Suehiro, A. Oahu BISH 1952-05-19
5 Cabomba caroliniana Honolulu, Bishop Museum aquarium Preserved_Specimen floating and submerged leaves, white flowers Suehiro, A. Oahu BISH 1953-09-22
6 Cabomba caroliniana Honolulu International airport, aquatic plants from Singapore bound for Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Flws white, petals yellow at base, broadly ovate, rounded, in terminal clusters with 3 or 4 linear lflts. Staples, G.W. 506 Oahu BISH 1989-11-14
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