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Brownea grandiceps

Jacq. (1791)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Brownea

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Collectanea 3: 287 (1791)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Brownea grandiceps [Hawaiian Islands; U.S.A.; O`ahu; Hawai`i; Honolulu] Preserved_Specimen Lf 30-35 cm long x 32 cm; lflts smooth except bronze hairy midrib, lflts bright green. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1960-03-01
2 Brownea grandiceps Wahiawa; Wahiawa Botanical Gardens. Accession no. WBG 538 Preserved_Specimen Tree to 5 m, branching at base; lvs alternate, even pinnate, 7-9 pairs of lflts; lflts yellow-green above; pale yellow-green below. Flw buds pink 3 x 2; infl large spike with mass of dk pink flws; calyx rusty pink, corolla dk bright pink; stamens pink, anthers yellow. Teraoka, W. 226 Oahu BISH 1980-01-29
3 Brownea grandiceps Wahiawa; Wahiawa Botanical Gardens. Accession no. WBG 538 Preserved_Specimen Tree to 5 m, branching at base; lvs alternate, even pinnate, 7-9 pairs of lflts; lflts yellow-green above; pale yellow-green below. Flw buds pink 3 x 2; infl large spike with mass of dk pink flws; calyx rusty pink, corolla dk bright pink; stamens pink, anthers yellow. Teraoka, W. 226 Oahu BISH 1980-01-29
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