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Odontonema callistachyum

(Schltdl. & Cham.) Kuntze (1891)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Acanthaceae Genus: Odontonema

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 494 (1891)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Odontonema callistachyum Wahiawa Botanic Garden, Wahiawa In full sun. Preserved_Specimen Rounded shrub 2.5 m tall profusely branched at base; calyxes and corollas mauve. Flowers odorless (morning). Lau, J. 2220 Oahu BISH 1986-04-07
2 Odontonema callistachyum Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, Haleiwa Preserved_Specimen Shrubs 1 m tall; much branched at base; major stems erect; flowers a blend of mauve and rose pink; odorless (noon). Lau, J. 2445 Oahu BISH 1986-05-19
3 Odontonema callistachyum Honolulu, on campus of University of Hawaii, Manoa, in greenhouses between Sherman Lab and Pope Lab Cultivated among other landscape plantings. Preserved_Specimen Shrub ca. 5 ft tall; flowers pale lavender, odorless. Criley, R. Oahu BISH 2000-03-13
4 Odontonema callistachyum Wahiawa Botanical Gardens, Wahiawa Preserved_Specimen Shrub to 3 m; stems yellow-green, white gland dotted, enlarged just above nodes. Leaves papery, yellow-green above; lighter yellow-green below. Flowers on axillary or terminal spike, mauve colored. Teraoka, W. 321 Oahu BISH 1980-07-08
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