Crescentia portoricensis

Britton (1916)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Bignoniaceae Genus: Crescentia

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation

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Specimens

Bibliography

Name Published In: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 43: 457 (1916)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Crescentia portoricensis Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Spindly, erect tree of 8 ft.; leaves dark glossy green above with pale green midvein, below pale green with darker reticulate veination; new leaves tinged bronze; flowers: calyx dull pale green; corolla glossy pale green with strong garlic (?) odor (9 AM). Flynn, T.W. 4585 Kauai BISH 1991-05-03