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Argyroxiphium sandwicense var. sandwicense (DC.)

Family: ASTERACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Argyroxiphium sandwicense DC.
Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 5: 668. 1836 [1-10 Oct 1836] DC. et al.

Argyroxiphium sandwicense var. sandwicense (Argyroxiphium sandwicense) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
In nursery at Havo, Hawaii. December 05, 2001.

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Argyroxiphium sandwicense DC.
Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 5: 668. 1836 [1-10 Oct 1836]
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Argyroxiphium sandwicense subs. macrocephalum (A.Gray) Meyrat
Pacific Sci. 37(3): 224. 1984 [1983 publ. 1984]
Synonymy: 3
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Mauna Kea Silversword, Silversword, Hawaii Silversword
HAWAIIAN (ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi): `Ahinahina

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Argyroxiphium sandwicense group

  • Argyroxiphium sandwicense DC.: (subs. sandwicense) has a more elongated inflorescence 4.3-8.6 times as long as wide. Ray florets 5-20. Distribution: on Mauna Kea on Hawaii.
  • Habit on tall stalk at Kalahaku Haleakala National Park, Maui, USA (Hawaiian Is.). September 24, 2006.Argyroxiphium sandwicense subs. macrocephalum (A.Gray) Meyrat: has a broader inflorescence less than 4 times as long as wide. Ray florets 11-42. Distribution island of Maui on the Haleakalā.

21265 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
In nursery at Havo, Hawaii. December 05, 2001. (Argyroxiphium sandwicense) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
21264 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
With Argyroxiphium kauense in nursery at Havo, Hawaii. December 05, 2001. (Argyroxiphium sandwicense) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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