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Pleroma granulosum

(Desr.) D.Don (1823)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Melastomataceae Genus: Pleroma

glory tree

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Potentially naturalizing
Maui Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Wind

Vegetative Reproduction

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 295 (1823)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:915 (cult. [as Tibouchina granulosa]); Staples & Herbst 2005:397 (DESCR); Lau & Frohlich 2012:18 (NEWNAT/O, DESCR); Guimaraes et al. 2019:981 (Syn. T. granulosa = P. granulosum)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Pleroma granulosum East Maui, Kula Ag Station Ag ornamental. Associated vegetation: Ochna sp., Pennisetum clandestinum, Metrosideros sp., Grevillea sp. Preserved_Specimen Tree w. woody square stems to 3m ht; flowers bright purple, 5 meris; lvs dark grn above. Starr, F. 208145 Maui BISH 2002-08-14
2 Pleroma granulosum Manoa Valley, outside of currently managed portions of Lyon Arboretum UTM 623840 2359941 Lowland mesic secondary forest. Preserved_Specimen 20 cm tall seedlings. Sousa, C. 2008110501 Oahu BISH 2008-11-05
3 Pleroma granulosum Lihue District. Puhi, Halelani Village Condominiums. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Small tree of 120 feet; stems green, olive green, winged; leaves dark glossy green above with impressed veins, dull grey, green below with raised pale green mid and secondary veins; petals 5, dark purple fading magentia, 10 stamens, filaments whitish, anthers pinkish; faintly fragrant (9:30am) Flynn, T.W. 9260 Kauai BISH 2021-09-17
4 Pleroma granulosum Manoa Valley, mauka of currently managed portions of Lyon Arboretum UTM 623840 2359941 Preserved_Specimen 1 meter tall sapling, no flowers or fruit seen. OISC 2008090201 Oahu BISH 2008-09-02
5 Pleroma granulosum Honolulu; Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Shrub to ca 20 ft ht, flowers vivid, acc. to Ridgways chart hyacinth violet. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1958-08-25
6 Pleroma granulosum East Maui, Kapuahi Rd, Pukalani Associated vegetation: Thunbergia mysorensis. Preserved_Specimen Small tree; stems square; leaves rugose; flowers bright purple with 5 petals. Starr, F. 208144 Maui BISH 2002-08-14
7 Pleroma granulosum Honolulu: Manoa Valley; Lyon Arboretum, upper lawn makai In open shade. Preserved_Specimen Large shrub 10 ft. high. Flowers pright purple. Nagata, K.M. 1276 Oahu BISH 1975-08-26
8 Pleroma granulosum Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum, upper lawn makai, near junction of Harrison and Arboretum Roads Preserved_Specimen Large shrub ca. 12 ft. tall with profuse purple flowers. Herbst, D.R. 5457 Oahu BISH 1975-09-10
9 Pleroma granulosum East Maui, Kula Ag Station Preserved_Specimen Woody tree to 3m ht, young growth w. square stems, young branches broadly 4-winged; flowers bright purple, 5 petals, stamens purple; no fruit seen. Starr, F. 208151 Maui BISH 2002-08-15
10 Pleroma granulosum Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum, Holding Garden R-2, T-1 Preserved_Specimen Tall tree-shrub to 3 m high; flower a bright purple, stamen early deciduous. Flowers in late summer. Spence, G. 407 Oahu BISH 1976-10-01
11 Pleroma granulosum Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum, 13-3-1, 7764 Preserved_Specimen 30 ft. high; 9 inch dbh; flowers deep purple in terminal inflorescences. Leaves 5 nerved. Nagata, K.M. 492 Oahu BISH 1968-10-03
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