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Abroma augustum

(L.) L.f. (1782)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Genus: Abroma

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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: Suppl. Pl.: 341 (1782)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Abroma augustum Waimea Arboretum, Haleiwa potted in nursery Preserved_Specimen Woody shrub; flws maroon and cream colored; frts a capsule that opens wide a t maturity; seeds black Garnett, W. 584 Oahu BISH 1990-04-17
2 Abroma augustum Waimea Arboretum, Haleiwa Cultivated in the nursery. Potted plant in nursery. Preserved_Specimen Woody shrub; flowers maroon and cream colored; fruits a capsule that opens wide at maturity; seeds black. Garnett, W. 584 Oahu BISH 1990-04-17
3 Abroma augustum Lawai Valley. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden nursery Preserved_Specimen Spindly shrub of 4;. Leaves dark green above with reddish midvein, below paler. Pedicel and bracts reddish tinged. Petals wine colored with white patch at base, dark burgandy almost black in bud Flynn, T.W. 1936 Kauai BISH 1986-11-12
4 Abroma augustum Waimea Arboretum, Haleiwa Cultivated in the nursery. Potted plant in nursery. Preserved_Specimen Woody shrub; flowers maroon and cream colored; fruits a capsule that opens wide at maturity; seeds black. Garnett, W. 584 Oahu BISH 1990-04-17
5 Abroma augustum Waimea Arboretum, Haleiwa potted in nursery Preserved_Specimen Woody shrub; flws maroon and cream colored; frts a capsule that opens wide a t maturity; seeds black Garnett, W. 584 Oahu BISH 1990-04-17
6 Abroma augustum Lyon Arboretum; Economic Sec 33, in Swamp Preserved_Specimen Small tree 4-5 m ht., root suckering. Leaves dimorphic, lanceolate & serate or palmately loved. Corolla dark red, 2-2.5 cm long. Calyx green, persistant Nagata, K.M. 2890 Oahu BISH 1984-04-18
7 Abroma augustum Lyon Arboretum; Economic Sec 33, in Swamp Preserved_Specimen Small tree 4-5 m ht., root suckering. Leaves dimorphic, lanceolate & serate or palmately loved. Corolla dark red, 2-2.5 cm long. Calyx green, persistant Nagata, K.M. 2890 Oahu BISH 1984-04-18
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