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Bidens polycephala

Sch.Bip. (1856)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Bidens

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Description

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Historical Distribution

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Accepted Subtaxa (in Hawai'i) (1)

Bidens polycephala subsp. polycephala

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
Lana'i Only found in cultivation
Kaho'olawe Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Flora 39: 360 (1856)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Bidens polycephala Koloa, NTBG, Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, nursery at pump 6 Preserved_Specimen to 1 m perennial herb, stems erect; leaves shiny green above; capitula with green involucral bracts, ray florets yellow, disc florets yellow with brown anthers and yellow orange styles, slightly sweet fragrant, 12 pm Lorence, D.H. 8814 Kauai BISH 2001-11-09
2 Bidens polycephala Koloa, NTBG, Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, nursery at pump 6 Preserved_Specimen to 1 m perennial herb, stems erect; leaves glossy green above; flower with green involucral bracts, ray florets yellow, disc florets yellow with brown anthers and yellow orange styles, slightly sweet fragrant, 12 pm Lorence, D.H. 8813 Kauai BISH 2001-11-09
3 Bidens polycephala Koloa, NTBG, Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, nursery at pump 6 Preserved_Specimen perennial herb, stems trailing, to 1.5 m long, leaves glossy green above; ray florets yellow, disc florets yellow with brown anthers and dark yellow styles, involucral bracts green; flower sweetly fragrant, 12 pm Lorence, D.H. 8812 Kauai BISH 2001-11-09
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