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Accession Data:

Pavonia strictiflora (Hook.) Fryxell

  • subg. Goetheoides sect. Goetheoides

  • Common Name: Goethea
  • Family: Malvaceae Juss.
  • Synonym(s): Goethea strictiflora Hook.

  • Country of Origin: Brazil (Bahia)
  • Habitat: tropical rainforest

  • Description: The flowers of this species bloom directly from the stems rather than at branch tips. This adaptation is called cauliflory. This can allow trees to be pollinated or have their seeds dispersed by animals which cannot climb or fly.
  • USDA Zone: 10-12

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198500293
  • Source: Unknown
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 1316 - NEOA: Ground Bed 2 SE
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 3 confirmed on 02-17-2023

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosid II
  • Order: Malvales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Malvaceae
  • SubFamily: Malvoideae
  • Tribe: Hibisceae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003

References (internal):

  • Cauliflory
  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Brazil Northeast

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 15 April 2015.
  2. Pavonia strictiflora at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Monday, May 15, 2017.
  3. Pavonia strictiflora at Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Last accessed on Monday, May 15, 2017.
  4. Pavonia strictiflora in Brazilian Flora Online. Last accessed on Monday, May 15, 2017.

data regenerated on Thu, 02 Mar 2023 13:36:08 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Pavonia strictiflora

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W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
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= accession added within past 90 days
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