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Cyrtandra × kaalae

H.St.John & Storey (1950)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Gesneriaceae Genus: Cyrtandra

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

O'ahu Endemic

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Occas. Pap. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Mus. 20: 87 (1950)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:738 (O, parentage: C. kalichii × C. lessoniana); Note: assumed unstabilized hybrid

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cyrtandra × kaalae Waianae Range, Puu Kaala In swampy soil on ledge above the spring Preserved_Specimen Storey, W.B. 189 Oahu BISH 1932-05-24
2 Cyrtandra × kaalae Hauula Forest Reserve, head of Kahana Valley, Waiahole Ditch Trail Open woods Preserved_Specimen Shrub 1 m. tall, bushy branched, pubescence brownish. St.John, H. 13421 Oahu BISH 1933-12-10
3 Cyrtandra × kaalae Kaala, Waianae Mts., swampy ledge past spring shade of trees Preserved_Specimen Storey, W.B. 270 Oahu BISH 1932-01-08
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