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Muehlenbeckia platyclada

(F.Muell.) Meisn. (1865)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-CoreEudicot Order: Caryophyllales Family: Polygonaceae Genus: Muehlenbeckia

centipede plant, ribbon bush, tape plant, tapeworm plant

Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Naturalized
Hawai'i Potentially naturalizing

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 22: 313 (1865)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:461 (KEY), 463 (DESCR [as Homalocladium platycladum]); Lau & Frohlich 2013:10 (NEWNAT/O, DESCR); Schuster et al. 2011 (Syn. H. platycladum = M. platyclada)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Muehlenbeckia platyclada Kilauea, Hilo side of National Park Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, V.O. 55 Hawaii BISH 1936-08-10
2 Muehlenbeckia platyclada Honolulu, Kamehameha Girls' School Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1937-10-02
3 Muehlenbeckia platyclada Honolulu, Cedar St. just down Nautilus, under the stairwell Preserved_Specimen Adee, K.T. Oahu BISH 1980-07-19
4 Muehlenbeckia platyclada Honolulu, Kamehameha Girls' School, Kapalama Hts Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1932-06-06
5 Muehlenbeckia platyclada UH campus, courtyard of St.John Hall full sun Preserved_Specimen Lau, J. 1140 Oahu BISH 1985-06-24
6 Muehlenbeckia platyclada Palehua- on road leading to Mike Myers' house and abandoned house area. Canopy: Eucalyptus, introduced grasses in understory. Preserved_Specimen OISC 2012072401 Oahu BISH 2012-07-24
7 Muehlenbeckia platyclada Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus, courtyard of St.John Hall full sun Preserved_Specimen Lau, J. 1140 Oahu BISH 1985-06-24
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