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Cyathostegia matthewsii

(Benth.) Schery (1950)

This name is accepted

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

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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: Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 37: 401 (1950)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cyathostegia matthewsii Foster Gardens F2166 Preserved_Specimen Small tree 3 m ht. w/ spreading canopy with a single white petal & many stamens. Orig. from Bogor Nagata, K.M. 2980 Oahu BISH 1984-06-11
2 Cyathostegia matthewsii Koloa District. Lawai Valley. Cultivated the National Tropical Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen Tree of eight ft. Leaves dark, dull green above, greyish-green below iwth yellow-green midrib. Calyx plae whitish-green. Corolla of a shing petal, white. Filaments white, anthers yellow. Flynn, T.W. 2377 Kauai BISH 1987-09-23
3 Cyathostegia matthewsii Foster Botanic Garden Preserved_Specimen A multi-trunked tree 3 m tall and 7 m across; with major trunks extending out parallel to the ground. The solitary petal of each flower is white. The flower is oderless (morning). Lau, J. 1387 Oahu BISH 1985-09-04
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