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Crossandra infundibuliformis

(L.) Nees (1832)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Acanthaceae Genus: Crossandra

crossandra

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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
Maui Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 98 (1832)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Crossandra infundibuliformis Univ. of Hawaii campus, Honolulu. Magoon Greenhouse Facility Potted, growing under shade-cloth. Preserved_Specimen Shrub 0.3 m tall; flowers coral in color; not fragrant (morning). Lau, J. 1323 Oahu BISH 1985-08-19
2 Crossandra infundibuliformis Garden of Geoffrey Michels, Waiaau Rd., Koloa In flower bed at edge of sidewalk. Preserved_Specimen Herbaceous plant. Stem dark olive green, some bronzed. Leaf: above dark green, glossy, with petiole trough yellow-green; newest foliage pale green. Inflorescence: bracts 1.8 x 0.6 cm, exterior pale green, interior glossy whitish-green, the bracts with translucent long hairs having slight reddish tint; epicalyx & calyx pale satiny green to green ... Hume, L. 457 Kauai BISH 1990-01-27
3 Crossandra infundibuliformis Purchased at Koolau Farmers, Kailua Potted, in shade house. Preserved_Specimen Sprouting stems, rooting where they touch soil, tips upright. Flowers orange, speckled with red, odorless. Fruits immature, enclosed in persistent papery bracts. Staples, G.W. 958 Oahu BISH 1994-09-23
4 Crossandra infundibuliformis Hanalei District. Seascape Nursery, off Kahiliholo Road, Kalihiwai, Kilauea. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen 2 gal herbaceous sub-shrub; leaves dark glossy green above, matte, paler green below with raised veins; inflorescence erect, bracts pale green olive green, corolla salmon with yellow throat. Flynn, T.W. 8946 Kauai BISH 2019-02-05
5 Crossandra infundibuliformis Purchased at Koolau Farmers, Kailua Potted, in shade house. Preserved_Specimen Sprouting stems, rooting where they touch soil, tips upright. Flowers orange, speckled with red, odorless. Fruits immature, enclosed in persistent papery bracts. Staples, G.W. 958 Oahu BISH 1994-09-23
6 Crossandra infundibuliformis Purchased at Koolau Farmers, Kailua Potted, in shade house. Preserved_Specimen Sprouting stems, rooting where they touch soil, tips upright. Flowers orange, speckled with red, odorless. Fruits immature, enclosed in persistent papery bracts. Staples, G.W. 958 Oahu BISH 1994-09-23
7 Crossandra infundibuliformis Waimea Arboretum Preserved_Specimen A subshrub much branched at the base. 0.6 m tall; flowers salmon; odorless (noon). Lau, J. 2442 Oahu BISH 1986-05-19
8 Crossandra infundibuliformis Honolulu. Wilder place Preserved_Specimen Herbaceous, 20-100 cm. tall. Flower salmon pink. Brown, F.B.H. 1278 Oahu BISH 1925-11-20
9 Crossandra infundibuliformis West Maui, Lahaina District, Kahana Preserved_Specimen Branched shrubs, flowers orange Oppenheimer, H.L. 32401 Maui BISH 2024-03-03
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