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Podranea ricasoliana

(Tanfani) Sprague (1904)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Bignoniaceae Genus: Podranea

pink trumpet vine, zimbabwe creeper

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Description

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Wind

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Bibliography

Name Published In: W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 4(2): 450 (1904)

Other References

Starr et al. 2004:21 (NEWNAT/EM, DESCR); Staples & Herbst 2005:181 (KEY), 184 (DESCR); Frohlich & Lau 2012:31 (K); Parker & Parsons 2012a:57 (H)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Podranea ricasoliana 4050 Tantalus Drive at Puu Ohia trailhead Mixed mesic intorduced forest Preserved_Specimen Woody vine; flowers light purple Annable, C.R. 3871 Oahu BISH 1999-01-09
2 Podranea ricasoliana North Hilo, Manienie Gulch, Pauilo top of Eriobotrya japonica Preserved_Specimen pink flower Parker, J. 46 Hawaii BISH 2008-11-07
3 Podranea ricasoliana Koloa, Kalaheo, upper end of Puuwai Rd. wet roadside secondary forest Preserved_Specimen liana; flower large, delicate, whitish pink corolla Trauernicht, C. 206 Kauai BISH 2007-10-15
4 Podranea ricasoliana Honolulu, Pacific Heights area, 3251 Pacific Heights Road Preserved_Specimen A liana with stems several meters long supported by a wire mesh against a stone wall. Calyx and corolla light pink with corolla tube cream within. Purple to dark pink striations mark the inner tube and spill out partway onto the limb. The flowers have a fruity fragrance (morning). Lau, J. 1770 Oahu BISH 1985-12-26
5 Podranea ricasoliana Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus, Castle Memorial Hall In partial shade. Preserved_Specimen A vine with branches reaching 2 m. from the base of the plant. The flower is mandarin red with very dark red striations within the corolla tube. The flower is lacking in odor (afternoon). Lau, J. 1377 Oahu BISH 1985-09-02
6 Podranea ricasoliana Honolulu, 49 Kawananakoa Place, Field's residence Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1940-04-18
7 Podranea ricasoliana Honolulu, Lyon Arboretum, Middle Lawn Makai. L-66.304 Preserved_Specimen Shrub 7 ft. in height, 1 inch dbh. Flowers funnelform, showy, pink w/deep red streaks at throat; in terminal thyrses. Corolla 5, bilabiate; calyx 5-parted. Stamens 4, didynamous. Ovary superior, stigma 2-lobed. Nagata, K.M. 518 Oahu BISH 1968-11-20
8 Podranea ricasoliana Koloa district; Kalaheo, off Waha rd, Nanakai road to Nanakai place. 3726 Nanakai Place. Cultivated Preserved_Specimen Vine. Pink outter corolla, inner white, calyx light green. Dk green leaves Tangalin, N. 1608 Kauai BISH 2007-10-11
9 Podranea ricasoliana Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Climber; corolla pink marked with red, throat yellow, hairy. Capsules said to be 6-7 inches x 1 quarter to one half inches. Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1950-03-01
10 Podranea ricasoliana East Maui, Maliko Gulch, under bridge and side of rd (Makawao Ave) Sprawling into stream. Preserved_Specimen Vine, few meters by few meters; flowers pink; fruits green turning brown, 15-30cm long, ~1cm wide, string bean like, appear to be in papery case, not ripe yet. Starr, F. 4301 Maui BISH 2000-04-30
11 Podranea ricasoliana Lihue, cultivated on hotel property at end of Wilcox Road off of highway 51 near Nawiliwili harbour. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Vine to 3 meters with shiny green compound leaves; flowers light pink, tubular and bilabiate, with dark purple stripes leading to the centre of the corolla; with a pleasant sweet strawberry fragrance. Vining through hedge in landscaped lawn Brock, K. 741 Kauai BISH 2015-10-20
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