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Dietes grandiflora

N.E.Br. (1928)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Iridaceae Genus: Dietes

large wild iris

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 48: 35 (1928)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Dietes grandiflora Honolulu, 3860 Old Pali Rd, residence of A. Lester Marks Preserved_Specimen Flowers white, 3 lobes yellow at base, stigma orchid. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1953-04-10
2 Dietes grandiflora Koloa District, Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanical Garden; in lower Lawai Valley, along E side of Lawai Stream just E of Golden Bamboo grove Cultivated; planted near Neomarica. Preserved_Specimen Clumping herb, leaves erect, rigid, dull green. Scape bracts green, flowers white, outer tepals bearded with yellow nectar guides, inner tepals white w/dark brown spots basally, style branches mauve & white, stamens white. Lorence, D.H. 7738 Kauai BISH 1995-12-01
3 Dietes grandiflora Honolulu, 2436 Burbank St, Mrs. J. L. Robertson's garden Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1940-04-09
4 Dietes grandiflora S Kona district, at the Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Captain Cook Abandoned garden. Planted in sunny spot beside house. Preserved_Specimen Cultivated herbaceous ornamental. Kami, K. 638 Hawaii BISH 1990-05-19
5 Dietes grandiflora Captain Cook; Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Gardens Abandoned coffee plantation at one side of Garden; growing in partial shade in yard of house. Preserved_Specimen Herbaceous perennial in dense clump; flws partially open, petals whitish with blue streaks. Herbst, D.R. 9290 Hawaii BISH 1991-01-11
6 Dietes grandiflora Lyon Arboretum, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Planted as a perennial boarder planting. FLowers large, white w. purple at the throat. Nagata, K.M. 384 Oahu BISH 1968-05-31
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