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Palisota schweinfurthii

C.B.Clarke (1881)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Commelinales Family: Commelinaceae Genus: Palisota

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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

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Bibliography

Name Published In: A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 132 (1881)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Palisota schweinfurthii Koloa District, Lawai Valley. Cultivated at National Tropical Botanical Garden. Bamboo Bridge E of HaleOhe Preserved_Specimen Accaulescent herb, 2 ft. high and 5 ft. wide; leaves spreading, dark glossy green above, glossy paler below; inflorescence axillary, buds white with lilac becoming completely white as they mature bracts along scape dirty brownish-white with lilac tinge. Flynn, T.W. 5741 Kauai BISH 1995-03-23
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