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Bowenia spectabilis

Hook. (1863)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Cycadophyta Class/Clade: Cycadopsida Order: Cycadales Family: Zamiaceae Genus: Bowenia

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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: Bot. Mag. 89: t. 5398 (1863)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Bowenia spectabilis Koolau Mts, Manoa Valley, Lyon Arboretum, Haukulu Shady wet mesic understory plant growing in wet muddy soil. Associates; Elaeocarpus angustifolius, Arecaceae, Platycerium, Christella parasitica, Ardisia elliptica Preserved_Specimen Plants up to 1.5 m tall extending from vertical rhizome with large tuber. Largest clump roughly half a meter diameter. Leaf petiole 1 cm diameter at base stiff woody dark green. Leaf blades 1.5 m wide. Palmately branched, 1 division further pinnately divided. Mature leaflets entire, young leaflets serrate. Crushed leaves have indistinct scent. K. Arthur 219 Oahu BISH 2025-12-09
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