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Millettia stuhlmannii

Taub. (1895)

This name is accepted

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

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 212 (1895)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Millettia stuhlmannii Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen 25+ ft high Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1961-11-16
2 Millettia stuhlmannii Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Seed brown, shiny, squarish. Corolla lilac wiith white are at base. Calyx brownish-lavender. Flowers hang in long bunches (2ft. +-long?) Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1954-09-13
3 Millettia stuhlmannii Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Tree: 25+ ft.high, trunk 9 in.diam., bark gray. Leaves: to about 13 1/2 in. long, incl. petiole 2 1/4 in., alternate, no stipules; buds at leaf axils somewhat flattened; leaflets odd pinnate, opposite, 7 or 9, largest one at tip (5 1/2 x 3 3/4) almost obcordate, decreasing in size to base, the samples pair (2 1/2 x 1 3/4) oblong, emarginate, petiolules 1/4 to 1/3, spipels 1/3 long, veins (9+- oaurs) of upper side of leaflets somewhat hairy and under side of leaflets hairy. Flowers: in narrow terminal panicles 15 in. long, not pendent but spreading horizontally in same plane as branch. Corolla 1 in. long, light-violet (standard viloet-tinted), smooth; calyx 1/2 in. long, divided half way down with 4 rounded lobes (one slightly 2-lobed), velvety, dull purple-brown; pedicel 1/2 in. long; ovary white silky hairy, stigma smooth, ovules 10, light-green; stamens 10, 1 of t ese free. Pods 7 3/4 to 10 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 3/8 in., 2-3 seeded; seed flat, dark-brown, 7/8 x 5/8 in.; pod indehiscent, velvety-pubescent, woody, peduncle 1 1/2 in., pedicel 3/4 in. long. Oahu BISH 1961-11-16
4 Millettia stuhlmannii Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Tree 25 ft. high, trunk 9 in. diam., bark gray. Leave to about 13 1/2 in. long, incl. Petiole 2 1/4 in., alternate, no stipules; buds at leaf axils somewhat flattened; leafletsoddpinnate, opposite, 7 or 9, largest one at tip (5 1/2 X3 3/4) almost obcordate, decreasingin size to base, the smallest pair ( 2 1/2 X 1 3/4) oblong, emarginate, etc. Oahu BISH 1961-11-16
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