Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Lysimachia mauritiana
Collector Name:
Lynwood Hume
Collection Date:
July 21, 1987
Determiner:
! K. L. Marr (UBC) 1.xi.1994
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
District:
Hanalei District
Locality:
Cliffs at Princeville, on bare rock face and among naupaka.
Plant Description:
Succulent herb. Rosette forming or attenuated with racemes of flowers. Lower base of stems very pale green, somewhat glossy; stem darker green above, somewhat glossy. Leaves above glossy, youngest dark green becoming paler with age; below very pale green, glossy along midrib, lamina duller. Flowers 9 x 8 mm. Pedicels pale green to nearly white, glossy, 4 mm long. Sepals green, with two rows of reddish-brown (glands?) along edges, 3 x 1 mm. Petals white, with pink cast and pinkish veins, 8 x 3 mm. Stamens: filament white, pollen greenish-white. Stigma green, style white, ovary greenish. Maturing fruit with style becoming reddish, ovary green, glossy.
Date of Record Creation:
February 13, 2018
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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