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Thespesia grandiflora

DC. (1824)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Genus: Thespesia

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Prodr. 1: 456 (1824)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Thespesia grandiflora Lawai Preserved_Specimen Kim, J. Kauai BISH 1968-05-22
2 Thespesia grandiflora Manoa Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Caum, E.L. Oahu BISH 1934-11-22
3 Thespesia grandiflora UH campus, near Spalding Hall full sun Preserved_Specimen 7' tree; petals cherry; not fragrant (afternoon) Lau, J. 1202 Oahu BISH 1985-07-10
4 Thespesia grandiflora Koolau Mountains: Manoa Valley: Lyon Arboretum, 20-5-1 Preserved_Specimen Tree about 25 feet x 9 inch dbh; with brown-furrowed bark, red pendent flowers. Herbst, D.R. 675 Oahu BISH 1967-10-25
5 Thespesia grandiflora UH Campus Arboretum. East of Webster Hall by stairwell. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Tree to 30ft. Flowering and settling fruit. Flowers pink. Haltom, J. 2 Oahu BISH 2022-10-18
6 Thespesia grandiflora Koloa District: Allerton Garden in Lawai Valley, W. side of Lawai Stream, just S. of Pandanus collection and N. of Micronesian riparian forest area Preserved_Specimen Lorence, D.H. 8313 Kauai BISH 1998-03-20
7 Thespesia grandiflora UH campus, near Spalding Hall Preserved_Specimen tree; flowers purple-red, pendulous Rauch, F. Oahu BISH 1991-04-03
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