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Pseudomussaenda flava

Verdc. (1952)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Gentianales Family: Rubiaceae Genus: Pseudomussaenda

dwarf mussaenda, white wing

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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: Kew Bull. 6: 378 (1951 publ. 1952)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Pseudomussaenda flava Honolulu, Kamilonui Valley, 908 Kamilonui Rd Preserved_Specimen A shrub 1.2 m tall. Flower lemon yellow with canary yellow at the center. Foliose calyx lobe cream. Flower odorless (morning). Lau, J. 1850 Oahu BISH 1986-01-13
2 Pseudomussaenda flava Koloa District; Kalaheo, yard of house at 3581 Kaloke Road. Preserved_Specimen Shrub 3.5 meters with erect branches. Leaves medium green. Flowers with pale yellowish-white calycophylis, corolla yellow with dark yellow center; fragrance sweet-foetid, like baby poop (12 pm). No fruit set noted. Ex hort NTBG Lorence, D.H. 10788 Kauai BISH 2019-06-08
3 Pseudomussaenda flava Koloa, NTBG, E. of Lawai Stream, McBryde Garden, Maidenhair Falls Rubiaceae area Preserved_Specimen 1.5 m shrub, densely branching; leaves rugose; corolla sweetly foetid-fragrant, cf. baby poop, 2 pm, tube green, lobes bright yellow, darker center, calycophyll pale yellow Lorence, D.H. 8673 Kauai BISH 2001-05-23
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