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Stromanthe jacquinii

(Roem. & Schult.) H.Kenn. & Nicolson (1975)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Zingiberales Family: Marantaceae Genus: Stromanthe

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Description

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Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Birds

Vegetative Reproduction

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Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 62: 501 (1975)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Stromanthe jacquinii Koloa Dist.; Lawai Valley, NTBG. Bamboo Bridge Preserved_Specimen Herb of 8'; stems dark, glossy green, occasionally branched above; lvs clustered at stem tips, dark glossy green w/obvious sheen, below paler & slightly glossy; prophyll orange, enclosing 2 or 3 flrs; outer tepals translucent orange, slightly shorter than inner tepals; inner tepals faintly white tinged pink; staminal whorl petaloid w/one functional anther, translucent white tinged faint pink; style same, apically hooked. Flynn, T.W. 3575 Kauai BISH 1989-10-25
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