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Telosma cordata

(Burm.f.) Merr. (1921)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Gentianales Family: Apocynaceae Genus: Telosma

chinese violet, pakalana, tonkin creeper

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

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

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Wind

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Specimens

Bibliography

Name Published In: Philipp. J. Sci. 19: 372 (1921)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Telosma cordata Koloa District, Lawai Valley, NTBG Na Lima Kokua nursery Vine on wind around nursery. Preserved_Specimen Leaves dark, dull green above,pale, dull green below with whitish-green veins.Calyx green; corolla tube whitish-green, lobes same without,yellowish-green within. Flynn, T.W. 3476 Kauai BISH 1989-07-25
2 Telosma cordata 465 Kekupua st Hawaii Kai Preserved_Specimen Leaves opposite, cordate,w/apex acuminate.Flowers fragrant,yellow-ish green.fruit pale green,to 12cm long 2cm wide,pendulous. Hirano, R. 182 Oahu BISH 1972-11-30
3 Telosma cordata Honolulu, lower Alewa Hts Preserved_Specimen vine, climbing on tree; ripe pod and seeds Furtado, F. Oahu BISH 1961-07-21
4 Telosma cordata South Kona district, at the Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Captain Cook. Growing on a chain link fence separating the manager's back yard from the Garden proper Preserved_Specimen Cultivated vine. Herbaceous climber with bare stems and clusters of lvs; flws yellowish green, fragrant. Staples, G.W. 618 Hawaii BISH 1990-05-19
5 Telosma cordata Honolulu, near Salt Lake, 4380 Keaka Dr Preserved_Specimen Furtado, F. Oahu BISH 1963-02-04
6 Telosma cordata Waikane,O'ahu,T.Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Leaves dark, dull green above,pale, dull green below with whitish-green veins.Calyx green; corolla tube whitish-green, lobes same without,yellowish-green within. 9791 Oahu BISH 1931-06-24
7 Telosma cordata Ualapue, Molokai, T.Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 9793 Molokai BISH 1928-07-20
8 Telosma cordata Honolulu, Oahu,T.H Preserved_Specimen Leaves opposite, cordate,w/apex acuminate.Flowers fragrant,yellow-ish green.fruit pale green,to 12cm long 2cm wide,pendulous. Degener, O. 10788 Oahu BISH 1932-07-23
9 Telosma cordata Bishop Museum Grounds on fence, full sun Preserved_Specimen vine; corolla within chartreuse aging to blend of chartreuse and canary yellow; flowers fragrant, morning Lau, J. 2578 Oahu BISH 1986-06-26
10 Telosma cordata Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. Oahu BISH 1930-07-10
11 Telosma cordata Honolulu, 1558 Dillingham Blvd Preserved_Specimen Weber, P.W. Oahu BISH 1945-09-22
12 Telosma cordata Honolulu, 1406 Houghtailing St climbs on ground and tree stump Preserved_Specimen Coker, A.H. Oahu BISH 1952-06-05
13 Telosma cordata near Liliha and Judd St garden Preserved_Specimen Ho, A. Oahu BISH 1929-07-01
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