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Ecbolium ligustrinum

(Vahl) Vollesen (1989)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Acanthaceae Genus: Ecbolium

Description

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Historical Distribution

Accepted Subtaxa (in Hawai'i) (1)

Ecbolium ligustrinum var. ligustrinum

Uses and Culture

USES

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: Kew Bull. 44: 651 (1989)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Ecbolium ligustrinum Koloa District, Lawai Valley, N.T.B.G. Old Visitor's center Preserved_Specimen Herb of 1 ft.; stems dark green, glosssy; lvs dark glossy green above, paler, less glossy below; bracts bright green, corolla tube whitish-blue, lobes pale turquoise. Flynn, T.W. 5617 Kauai BISH 1994-08-22
2 Ecbolium ligustrinum Honolulu, Foster Botanic Garden Potted in full sun. Preserved_Specimen A shrub 1 m tall; much-branched at the base; branches very erect. Corolla tube purple. Corolla limb pale sky blue, except for area surrounding throat which is violet. Flowers odorless (morning). Lau, J. 1699 Oahu BISH 1985-12-02
3 Ecbolium ligustrinum Honolulu, Foster Botanic Garden Potted in full sun. Preserved_Specimen A shrub 1 m tall; much-branched at the base; branches very erect. Corolla tube purple. Corolla limb pale sky blue, except for area surrounding throat which is violet. Flowers odorless (morning). Lau, J. 1507 Oahu BISH 1985-10-08
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