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Stephania japonica

(Thunb.) Miers (1866)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Ranunculopsida Order: Ranunculales Family: Menispermaceae Genus: Stephania

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Potentially naturalizing

Island Status

O'ahu Potentially naturalizing

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 18: 14 (1866)

Other References

Frohlich & Lau 2007:12 (O? [adventive, Waimea Botanical Garden], DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Stephania japonica Waimea Botanical Garden Vining up side of slope out of garden. Also being grown on a trellis near portable toilets. Preserved_Specimen Vine with small, white and pink flowers in an umbel. Leaves light green on bottom, darker green on top. OED Oahu BISH 2006-12-07
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