Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Brighamia insignis
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
March 16, 2004
Observers:
Warren L. Wagner
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Locality:
National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, nursery at Pump 6.
Plant Description:
Monocaul herb, stem succulent 40-50 x 3-5 cm, swollen basally, leaves in terminal cluster, glossy pale green, latex white. Infl. Axillary, racemose, axis & hypanthium pale green; corolla tube green, lobes bright yellow within, slightly fragrant (11 am). Cultivated, NTBG 990842, from seed collected in Hoolulu Valley, Kauai (Perlman 16854).
From Cultivated Plant:
Yes
Comments:
Leaf material removed for DNA study - Jeremie Fant (The Chicago Botanic Garden), 30 Nov 2017
Date of Record Creation:
December 16, 2017
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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