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Pollia macrophylla

(R.Br.) Benth. (1878)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Commelinales Family: Commelinaceae Genus: Pollia

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Description

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Historical Distribution

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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

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. Austral. 7: 90 (1878)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Pollia macrophylla Koloa District: National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley; Waterfall section Preserved_Specimen Perennial herb with long decumbent stems to 1 m. tall, leaves green, slightly discolorous. Flowers w/light violet tepals, ovary white, anthers yellow. Lorence, D.H. 7971 Kauai BISH 1997-04-16
2 Pollia macrophylla Haleiwa; Waimea Arboretum Growing in dappled shade. Preserved_Specimen Herbs with decumbent stems up to several meters long, rising 0.6-0.9 m. Lau, J. 2528 Oahu BISH 1986-06-16
3 Pollia macrophylla National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley. McBryde Garden: on path leading to waterfall on right hand side of trail Cultivated area Preserved_Specimen Perennial herb, stems decumbate, node-rooting, to 1 m tall, forming dense stands. Infl. Terminal, flrs. Blue-violet, anthers yellow. Fruits gray, shiny, seeds white. Naturalized locally, spreading vegetatively Lorence, D.H. 10353 Kauai BISH 2012-01-01
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