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Pseuderanthemum carruthersii cvs.

Pseuderanthemum

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Pseuderanthemum, Eldorado, El Dorado [literally, "golden one"], Purple Pseuderanthemum

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Tiare Vaehau [purple form] (MH)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE New Caledonia - Vanuatu

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Not naturalised; S.Group - common; N.Group - rare; Land, lowlands, gardens

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Ornamental Leaf-H and flower

KEY FEATURES: Erect shrub to 3m, common in hedges. LEAVES opposite, oval, to 20x10cm; dark purple to purple-green with/without pink blotches, or green and pale green with cream sections, or green with yellow veins. FLOWERS terminal clusters, narrow tube to 12mm; 25mmm Ø; flat-face of 5 lobes with 2 fused together; lobes white to pink, with magenta spots.

SIMILAR SPECIES: See under Graptophyllum pictum.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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

Northern Group: Present
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
+
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+
-
-
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Scientific Taxonomy

Pseuderanthemum carruthersii cvs. (Seemann)
SYNONYMS: Eranthemum carruthersii; Eranthemum atropurpureum [dark purple]; Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum [dark purple]; Pseuderanthemum carruthersii var. carruthersii [dark purple]; Pseuderanthemum reticulatum [yellow veins]; Pseuderanthemum carruthersii var. reticulatum [yellow veins]

TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); MAGNOLIOPSIDA (=Dicotyledones); ASTERIDAE; Scrophulariales; ACANTHACEAE

More Information

IDENTIFICATION: Erect shrub to 3m with variable leaves, common in hedges. LEAVES opposite, oval, to 20x10cm; dark purple to purple-green with/without pink blotches, or green and pale green with cream sections, or green with yellow veins. FLOWERS terminal clusters, narrow tube to 12mm; 25mmØ; flat-face of 5 lobes with 2 fused together; lobes white to pink, with dark magenta spots.

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
p.787 Neal - In Gardens of Hawaii
p.922 Hortus 3rd
p.946 Royal Hort. Soc. Index of Garden Plants
p.37 Tropica
p.5/134 A.C.Smith - Flora Vitiensis Nova
p.99 R Wilder - Flora of Rarotonga

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zupB03a, zM02, zupM03a, zupD03a

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Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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