Accession Data:
Brighamia insignis A. Gray
- Common Name: Alula
- Family: Campanulaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Hawaii - Napali Coast and Ha'upu Ridge of Kaua'i
- Habitat: grows on sea cliffs from sea level to 1,300 feet
- Description: This caudiciform plant is critically endangered in its native Hawaii. Only 20 individuals in 4 native populations are known to exist.
It grows on cliffs and its pollinator is believed to be extinct.
- Culture: -Pot in a lightweight, well-drained, acidic soil (e.g. carnivorous plant mix)
-Provide strong light, keep soil evenly moist, fertilize as for other tropicals
-Conditions should be warm and humid, lowland tropical
-Tends to die after flowering - self pollinate, collect seed and resow periodically
Accession Data:
- Accession # 200500062
- Source: Matt Opel ex CCSS exchange
- Provenance: All plants currently in the collection are from seed from self-pollination of one original plant from a Conn. Cactus and Succulent Society plant sale.
- Accession Date: 08-15-2005
- Bench: 3116 - EVO: Propagation - Mist
- Currently: active - marginal
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 03-04-2022
- Restrictions:
- IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered Species
- IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered Species
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: euasterid II
- Order: Asterales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Campanulaceae
- SubFamily: Lobelioideae
- Tribe:
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Flowering Data:
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References (internal):
- Moth pollination (phalaenophily)
- Scavenger Hunt - Grades 9-12 (generic)
- Pollination Syndrome Scavenger Hunt
- IUCN Redlist Critically Endangered Species
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Hawaii
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, December 16, 2016.
- WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Friday, December 16, 2016.
- Brighamia insignis at Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Last accessed on Friday, December 16, 2016.
data regenerated on Fri, 04 Mar 2022 13:43:39 -0500 [bcm v4.0]
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Current Accessions in the Campanulaceae
Subfamily Campanuloideae
Subfamily Lobelioideae
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