General Information

COMMON NAMES: African Cup-and-saucer Plant, Parasol Plant GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE se.Africa COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Not naturalised; Land, lowlands, gardens SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Ornamental flowers KEY FEATURES: Shrub to 5m. LEAVES opposite, wide-oval, 4x3cm, edge large-toothed; stalk 1cm. FLOWERS in clusters; calyx saucer-like, 2cmØ, corolla tube-like to 2cm; pink, purple or blue. SIMILAR SPECIES: See under Asian Cup-and-saucer Plant (Holmskioldia sanguinea).

Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea: -
RR	MG	AT	MK	MT	AK	PL	TK	MN
+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Northern Group: -
TN	MH	RK	PK	NS	SW
-	-	-	-	-	-

Holmskioldia tettensis (Klotzsch)
SYNONYMS: Cyclonema tettense; Holmskioldia speciosa

TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); MAGNOLIOPSIDA (=Dicotyledones); ASTERIDAE; Lamiales; VERBENACEAE

IDENTIFICATION: Erect shrub or small tree to 5m. BRANCHLETS dull 4-angled to round. LEAVES opposite, simple, wide-oval, to 4x3cm, edge with large round teeth; stalks to 1cm. FLOWERS axillary or terminal clusters; calyx saucer-like, to 2cmØ, pink or purple; corolla tubular, 2cm, with 5 lobes, purple, violet or blue.

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
p.733 Neal - In Gardens of Hawaii
p.575 Royal Hort. Soc. Index of Garden Plants
p.5/216 A.C.Smith - Flora Vitiensis Nova

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB03b, zM03b, zD03b

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