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Rovaeanthus strigosus

(Benth.) Borhidi (2004)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Gentianales Family: Rubiaceae Genus: Rovaeanthus

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

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Acta Bot. Hung. 46: 133 (2004)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Rovaeanthus strigosus Koloa District, Lawai Valley. National Tropical Botanical Garden, McBryde Garden; nursery at Pump 6 Preserved_Specimen Perenial herb 25-30 cm with multiple stems, leaves dark green, Flowers not fragrant (5pm), calyx & hypanthium green, corolla tube & lobes deep red, with yellow pubescent ring at mouth of tube. Cult NTBG 010534 (ex hort. Logee's Greenhouses, CT) Recd, as Rondeletia splendens. Lorence, D.H. 8920 Kauai BISH 2002-09-17
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