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Pleroma granulosum

(Desr.) D.Don (1823)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Melastomataceae Genus: Pleroma

glory tree

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Potentially naturalizing
Maui Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Wind

Vegetative Reproduction

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 295 (1823)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:915 (cult. [as Tibouchina granulosa]); Staples & Herbst 2005:397 (DESCR); Lau & Frohlich 2012:18 (NEWNAT/O, DESCR); Guimaraes et al. 2019:981 (Syn. T. granulosa = P. granulosum)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Pleroma granulosum Lihue District. Puhi, Halelani Village Condominiums. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Flynn, T.W. 9260 Kauai BISH 2021-09-17
2 Pleroma granulosum Manoa Valley, mauka of currently managed portions of Lyon Arboretum UTM 623840 2359941 Preserved_Specimen OISC 2008090201 Oahu BISH 2008-09-02
3 Pleroma granulosum Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum, upper lawn makai, near junction of Harrison and Arboretum Roads Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 5457 Oahu BISH 1975-09-10
4 Pleroma granulosum Honolulu: Manoa Valley; Lyon Arboretum, upper lawn makai In open shade. Preserved_Specimen Nagata, K.M. 1276 Oahu BISH 1975-08-26
5 Pleroma granulosum Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum, Holding Garden R-2, T-1 Preserved_Specimen Spence, G. 407 Oahu BISH 1976-10-01
6 Pleroma granulosum Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum, 13-3-1, 7764 Preserved_Specimen Nagata, K.M. 492 Oahu BISH 1968-10-03
7 Pleroma granulosum East Maui, Kula Ag Station Ag ornamental. Associated vegetation: Ochna sp., Pennisetum clandestinum, Metrosideros sp., Grevillea sp. Preserved_Specimen Starr, F. 208145 Maui BISH 2002-08-14
8 Pleroma granulosum East Maui, Kula Ag Station Preserved_Specimen Starr, F. 208151 Maui BISH 2002-08-15
9 Pleroma granulosum Honolulu; Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1958-08-25
10 Pleroma granulosum East Maui, Kapuahi Rd, Pukalani Associated vegetation: Thunbergia mysorensis. Preserved_Specimen Starr, F. 208144 Maui BISH 2002-08-14
11 Pleroma granulosum Manoa Valley, outside of currently managed portions of Lyon Arboretum UTM 623840 2359941 Lowland mesic secondary forest. Preserved_Specimen Sousa, C. 2008110501 Oahu BISH 2008-11-05
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