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Neoregelia compacta

(Mez) L.B.Sm. (1939)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Poales Family: Bromeliaceae Genus: Neoregelia

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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

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

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Contr. Gray Herb. 124: 9 (1939)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Neoregelia compacta Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum; Bromeliad Garden Preserved_Specimen Clump-forming via long stolons, freely produced; lvs medium glossy green, basal cup bright red; flws open blue-purple, fading to nearly white. Ihrig, G. 1000 Oahu BISH 1995-03-24
2 Neoregelia compacta Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum; Bromeliad Garden Preserved_Specimen Clump-forming via long stolons, freely produced; lvs medium glossy green, basal cup bright red; flws open blue-purple, fading to nearly white. Ihrig, G. 1000 Oahu BISH 1995-03-24
3 Neoregelia compacta Koloa District: Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, near Chalet in Lawaii Valley adjacent to Lawaii Kai. Cultivated in Bromeliad collection Preserved_Specimen Herb with sympodially branched, long creeping stems. Leaves light green, purple basally, central ones deep reddish-pink basally. Infl. sessile, calyx reddish-pink, corolla purple violet. Lorence, D.H. 5975 Kauai BISH 1988-04-29
4 Neoregelia compacta Purchased; Star Market Garden Supply, King Street & University Avenue Preserved_Specimen Lvs green with carmine red apex (no white variegation); flws blue-purple, rising above water level in center of rosette. Asquith, A. Oahu BISH 1994-01-15
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