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Renealmia thyrsoidea

(Ruiz & Pav.) Poepp. & Endl. (1838)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Zingiberales Family: Zingiberaceae Genus: Renealmia

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form:

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves:

Flowers:

Fruit:

Ploidy:

Habitat:

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Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 2: 25 (1838)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Renealmia thyrsoidea Lyon Arboretum, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Stems 2 m ht., 3 cm diam. at base. Leaf blades boradly elliptic, the veins prominent; 40-50 cm long. Infl. rising from rhizomes, peduncle 15 cm long. Infl. bracts bright red. Corolla yellow, lobes 12 mm long. Calyx red-orange, 17 mm long. Nagata, K.M. 2836 Oahu BISH 1984-02-27
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