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Kohleria hirsuta

(Kunth) Regel (1848)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Gesneriaceae Genus: Kohleria

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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

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Flora 31: 250 (1848)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Kohleria hirsuta Herbarium of Harold L. Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Erect, single stemmed, clumping shrub to 1 m. ht. Densely woolly. Leaves purplish below, stems purplish. Corolla tube 3-4 cm. long, scarlet; lobes reflexed, 7-9 mm. Corolla yellow with scarlet spots and streaks within. In shade of tall Metrosideros-Tetraplasandra-Pisonia-Osmanthus forest. Land of Papa (2) District of South Kona Nagata, K.M. 2032 Oahu BISH 1980-01-16
2 Kohleria hirsuta Honolulu, 43 Coelho Way, in Thaanum's garden, brought from Hawaii 2 yrs ago Preserved_Specimen Plant 2+ft.high, hairy; fl. 1 1/4 in. long, scarlet and orange, with dark-red lines and spots; disk 5-lobed, anther tips joined. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1949-06-06
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