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Scientific Name
Commelina diffusa
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
Park
Kalaupapa National Historical Park (KALA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
honohono
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderLilianae
OrderCommelinales
FamilyCommelinaceae
GenusCommelina
SpeciesCommelina diffusa
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Including : Kalawao, Waile`ia and Waikolu valley( below the tunnel intake);Waikolu Valley above the tunnel intake;Puwahi to Nihoa Coast and Coastal Cliffs;Ka`uhako crater along the road where the water seeps;Kalaupapa Trail;; Data Source: PCSU Technical Report 110. Ka`uhako crater Botanical Resource and Threat Monitoring, Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Island of Moloka`i, Hawai`i. Medeiros, Chimera and Loope.;A Botanical Reconnaissance of Kalaupapa National Historical Park, November 27-December 5, 1989. Asherman, Crummer and Lau. 1990.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Native to the old world tropics; Data Source: PCSU Technical Report 110. Ka`uhako crater Botanical Resource and Threat Monitoring, Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Island of Moloka`i, Hawai`i. Medeiros, Chimera and Loope. Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Number of occurence columns checked in KALA species list matrix was 12.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
5
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sac,mw
Created Date
11/20/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jean Franklin
Last Modified Date
9/13/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Converted from Kalaup.xls file by I & M Office
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National Park of American Samoa (NPSA)
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (NERI)
Rock Creek Park (ROCR)
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