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Escallonia rubra var. macrantha

(Hook. & Arn.) Reiche (1899)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Escalloniales Family: Escalloniaceae Genus: Escallonia

escallonia, red claws

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Description

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Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean
Wind
Other Animals

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. Chile 3: 22 (1899)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:350 (DESCR); Parker & Parsons 2012a:60 (NEWNAT/H, DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Escallonia rubra var. macrantha Volcano, Dillingham Yard Preserved_Specimen shrub; red flowers Herbst, D.R. 5276 Hawaii BISH 1975-04-09
2 Escallonia rubra var. macrantha In Degener Garden, Volcano Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 35372 Hawaii BISH 1981-07-11
3 Escallonia rubra var. macrantha Road A, Volcano Village, Puna climbing on top of uluhe fern in vacant lot; Metrosideros polymorpha, Morella faya, Dicranopteris linearis Preserved_Specimen Sprawling, stiff-serrate leaf shrub covering shrubs and trees up to 20 ft. Parker, J. 64 Hawaii BISH 2008-12-17
4 Escallonia rubra var. macrantha Safeway, Kailua Preserved_Specimen Lvs deep green, glossy above, paler below, stems and lower leaf surfaces glandular, fragrant when handled. Spent flw hypanthia yellowish, densely glandular outside. No petals or stamens remain. Staples, G.W. 994 Oahu BISH 1995-03-19
5 Escallonia rubra var. macrantha Kilauea, Volcano House, at back entrance Preserved_Specimen shrub UH student Hawaii BISH 1933-07-06
6 Escallonia rubra var. macrantha Kilauea, Volcano House, at back entrance Preserved_Specimen shrub of 8'; leaves glossy, dark green Olson, G.E. Hawaii BISH 1939-05-31
7 Escallonia rubra var. macrantha Kilauea, Park cottage #21 Preserved_Specimen shrub to 4-5'; flowers magenta Fagerlund, G.O. 505 Hawaii BISH 1943-04-28
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