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Ophiopogon intermedius

D.Don (1825)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Asparagaceae Genus: Ophiopogon

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: Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 48 (1825)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Ophiopogon intermedius Lyon Arboretum; along trail mauka of 28-25-3 Preserved_Specimen Densely clumping herb 60 cm high; lvs dark green above, pale & venulose beneath; spikes 20-30 cm long, rachis purplish; flr white, campanulate; calyx & corolla lobes 5 mm; anthers yellowish-green, ca. 2 mm, sessile or nearly so; bracts 5 mm, acuminate, white w/greenish mucro; pedicels white to lilac, 5 mm. Nagata, K.M. 3343 Oahu BISH 1985-08-05
2 Ophiopogon intermedius Lyon Arboretum; Sec. 28, R-25 near 28/29 trail Preserved_Specimen Herb 40 cm ht.; lvs dark green, 40-60 x 1-1.2 cm.; spikes erect, 30 cm long, nodding during fruiting; frt ovoid, blue ca. 10 x 7 mm. Nagata, K.M. 3148 Oahu BISH 1985-01-03
3 Ophiopogon intermedius Koloa Dist.; Olu Pua Botanical Gardens In moderate shade. Preserved_Specimen Clumping herb; lvs variegated dull green & white; flrs white, waxy, not fragrant (1.30 p.m.) Flynn, T.W. 5815 Kauai BISH 1995-07-27
4 Ophiopogon intermedius Manoa; University of Hawaii, Hort. Dept. greenhouse Preserved_Specimen Flrs white; lvs striped w/white. Rauch, F. Oahu BISH 1991-08-28
5 Ophiopogon intermedius Halawa Xeriscape Garden, Halawa Valley Cultivated groundcover. Preserved_Specimen Leaves +/- erect, grass-like, variegated white longitudinally; flowers nodding, pure white, ovary half-inferior. Criley, R. Oahu BISH 1999-10-21
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