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Ardisia polysticta subsp. polysticta

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Ericales Family: Primulaceae Genus: Ardisia

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Specimens

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Bibliography

Other References

Daehler & Baker 2006:16 (O? [adventive, Lyon Arboretum], DESCR [as A. virens]); Ming 1999:395 (Syn. A. virens = A. p. subsp. polysticta); Note: change O? to O, confirmed as nat., Apr 2025

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Ardisia polysticta subsp. polysticta Lyon Arboretum Lowland mesic/wet secondary forest. Arboretum setting. Preserved_Specimen 2-3 meter tall shrubs; leaves somewhat glacous. Pedicels green, sometimes with red near apex. Corolla lobes [ink with white markings. Fruit ripening to red, then black. OED Oahu BISH
2 Ardisia polysticta subsp. polysticta Haukulu, Lyon Arboretum; Manoa Valley Lowland mesic setting. Preserved_Specimen Flowers light pink, upper leaf surface slightly glaucous, lower leaf surface lighter than above; mature plants ca. 3 m tall with dozens of seedlings in the vicinity. Daehler, C. 1205 Oahu BISH 2005-05-24
3 Ardisia polysticta subsp. polysticta Lyon Arboretum Lowland wet/mesic cultivated setting. Preserved_Specimen 2-3 meter tall shrubs; leaves somewhat glacous. Pedicels green, sometimes with red near apex. Corolla lobes [ink with white markings. Fruit ripening to red, then black. OED 2011090701 Oahu BISH 2011-09-07
4 Ardisia polysticta subsp. polysticta Koolau Mts, Manoa Valley, Lyon Arboretum, Haukulu Large shrub growing in mesic hill side in partial shade under ficus canopy. Adjacent to the top of the upper Hawaiian Section. Associates; Citharexylum caudatum, Ardisia elliptica, Christella parasitica, Oplismenus hirtellus, Miconia crenata, Cordyline fruiticosa, Ficus sp. Preserved_Specimen Plants growing as single upright stalks with numerous lateral branches that are deciduous at maturity. Petals are white internally with pink margin. Fruits red at maturity. Leaves blue green in color with crenate margins. K. Arthur 215 Oahu BISH 2025-11-20
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