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Cyphophoenix elegans

(Brongn. & Gris) H.Wendl. ex Salomon (1884)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Genus: Cyphophoenix

Description

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Historical Distribution

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: Gartenflora 33: 272 (1884)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cyphophoenix elegans Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Cultivated; Preserved_Specimen Solitary, caudex 1.5 m, whitish green. Leaves 6, sheath c. 40 cm, purplish-white fading to grayish; petiole c. 10 cm, blade 180x 120 cm, arching. pinnae 25-30 pairs (mid and distal pinnae collected). Inflor. Infrafoliar, twice branched (primary branches collected), rachillae green, erect; buds purple, immature fruits. Lorence, D.H. 10997 Kauai BISH 2024-02-21
2 Cyphophoenix elegans Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Cultivated; Preserved_Specimen Solitary, caudex 1.5 m, whitish green. Leaves 6, sheath c. 40 cm, purplish-white fading to grayish; petiole c. 10 cm, blade 180x 120 cm, arching. pinnae 25-30 pairs (mid and distal pinnae collected). Inflor. Infrafoliar, twice branched (primary branches collected), rachillae green, erect; buds purple, immature fruits. Lorence, D.H. 10997 Kauai BISH 2024-02-21
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