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Neomarica candida

(Hassl.) Sprague (1928)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Iridaceae Genus: Neomarica

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Naturalized
Maui Potentially naturalizing

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928: 281 (1928)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:672 (DESCR [as N. gracilis]); Oppenheimer & Pezzillo 2024:66 (WM? [as N. gracilis, adventive, Honolua Valley]); Faccenda, Arthur, et al. 2025:187 (O, N. gracilis misapplied = N. candida)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Neomarica candida Kaneohe; garden at Cottage N on grounds of Pohai Nani retirement residence; 45-090 Namoku Street Preserved_Specimen Medler, J. Oahu BISH 1991-03-24
2 Neomarica candida Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Meebold, A. 21967 Oahu BISH 1937-05-01
3 Neomarica candida Kaneohe; garden at Cottage N on grounds of Pohai Nani retirement residence; 45-090 Namoku Street Preserved_Specimen Medler, J. Oahu BISH 1991-03-24
4 Neomarica candida W Maui, Lahaina District, Honolua Valley Terrestrial, growing along the banks of Honolua Stream below the water intake, on both sides of stream. Preserved_Specimen Flowers with white long tepals, yellow & brown at base; blue shorter segments; single; fragrant. Oppenheimer, H.L. 30215 Maui BISH 2002-03-19
5 Neomarica candida Manoa Valley: Manoa Falls Trail, trailhead Wet forest: degraded, no natives. Albizia sp., Ficus sp.. Preserved_Specimen Herb: flowers white and blue. Ray, G. 8 Oahu BISH 1997-05-31
6 Neomarica candida Garden of V.H. Duker Plant hanging from pot. Preserved_Specimen Long stolons. Fosberg, F.R. 9385 Oahu BISH 1933-04-01
7 Neomarica candida Koloa, Wailaau Rd., garden of Geoffrey Michels Cultivated in garden, ground cover. Preserved_Specimen Fans appear to be mostly of 6 leaves. Leaf at base nearly white, the dried ones have reddish clasping bases; leaf be- white, the dried ones have reddish clasping bases; leaf becoming med glossy grn toward qpex; scape leaf w. yellow-grn midrib. Inflor: floral bracts pale brown to whitish-grn, papery; flower measures ca. 5x5 cm; falls 4.5x2cm, mostly white, at base marked w. brown mottling over yellowish field; standard 2.5x1.2 cm, curling towrd center then abruptly outward then downwardly flexed, apically w. rich blue mottling on a white field, basally colored like base of falls; pistil/anther column 2 cm long; pistil white, atop yellow column marked red; stigma laciniate; stamens: anther 1 cm, blue-green, on 2 mm mostly reddish filament; ovary light yellow-green, deeply 6 ridged; flowers very fragile, with slight iris scent, open in morning. Hume, L. 468 Kauai BISH 1990-02-16
8 Neomarica candida Honolulu Shaded loamy clay soil. Preserved_Specimen Loyd, L. 18 Oahu BISH 1977-02-12
9 Neomarica candida Honolulu, H.L. Lyon Arboretum. Cultivated in the living collections, beside main office inteh maze garden. Preserved_Specimen Plant 15-24 tall, in dappled shade; leaves arching over, flowers sweetly fragrant, ca 2, outer tep white, inner tep blue, all tep marked with brown on claw. Staples, G.W. 823 Oahu BISH 1991-05-02
10 Neomarica candida In garden of Geoffrey Michels, Wailaau Rd, Koloa Preserved_Specimen Clumping plant, to ca. 1 m ht w. leaves arranged in fans. Very extensive description on label. Hume, L. 450 Kauai BISH 1990-01-27
11 Neomarica candida Honolulu, H.L. Lyon Arboretum. Cultivated in the living collections, beside main office inteh maze garden. Preserved_Specimen Plant 15-24 tall, in dappled shade; leaves arching over, flowers sweetly fragrant, ca 2, outer tep white, inner tep blue, all tep marked with brown on claw. Staples, G.W. 823 Oahu BISH 1991-05-02
12 Neomarica candida Koloa District, Lawai Valley, NTBG, in Bamboo Bridge area Preserved_Specimen Groundcover, from above ground rhizpme; cut rhizpme reddish-brown w.in. Lvs golssy, dark grn, ends pendant & often producing plantlets. Larger, outer perianth segments white becoming pale yellow at base w. brown spotting; smaller, inner segments white w. blue markings becoming pale yellow w. brown markings; anthers white. Fragrant. Flynn, T.W. 3351 Kauai BISH 1989-04-18
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