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Plakothira parviflora

J.Florence (1997)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Cornales Family: Loasaceae Genus: Plakothira

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

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Allertonia 7: 239 (1997)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Plakothira parviflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details conservation & horticulture center nursery Preserved_Specimen Perennial but short-lived herb to 60 cm tall, branches sprawling, to 1 m wide. Leaves & stems sticky. Flowers w sweet urine-like odor (10a), calyx green, petals white, stamens yellow Lorence, D.H. 10102 Kauai BISH 2009-11-13
2 Plakothira parviflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Herb 60 cm tall, branches opposite, leaves brittle, scabrid. Flowers with sweet-musky odor (2 pm), calyx green, petals white, deciduous. Lorence, D.H. 7822 Kauai BISH 1996-11-05
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