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Brownea coccinea

Jacq. (1760)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Brownea

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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: Enum. Syst. Pl.: 26 (1760)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Brownea coccinea Honolulu; Manoa Arboretum. Exhibited at meeting of Botanical Soc Preserved_Specimen Flowers rich red, in pendent head. Oahu BISH 1958-03-03
2 Brownea coccinea Honolulu; Makiki Forest Recreation Area. Planted at entrance on Diamond Hd side Preserved_Specimen Tree ca 8 m tall, bearing clusters of orange to red flws, ea cluster containing 5-10 flws. Ikagawa, T. Oahu BISH 1991-10-20
3 Brownea coccinea Planted on HLA grounds, section 22-6-5. Accession no. 4159 Preserved_Specimen Small tree to 7 m tall with red flws clustered in round heads at leaf axils and branch tips. Whiteaker, L.D. 107 Oahu BISH 1980-04-11
4 Brownea coccinea Honolulu; Matlock Avenue, Dr. Lyon's residence Preserved_Specimen Lyon, H.L. Oahu BISH 1936-01-06
5 Brownea coccinea Kaneohe. 47-532 Pulama Rd. (Private land holding) cultivatd garden Preserved_Specimen Tree to 8m; flowers orange Annable, C.R. 3936 Oahu BISH 1999-03-18
6 Brownea coccinea Koloa District, Lawai Valley; Lawai-kai Preserved_Specimen Tree 18'; lvs dark, semi-glossy grn above with pale yellow-green midvein, below paler, dull grn; bracts dull reddish-orange; calyx scarlet. Filaments slightly paler than corolla, anthers orange. Flynn, T.W. 3321 Kauai BISH 1989-04-13
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