Erythrina elenae R.A.Howard & W.R.Briggs

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Accession # 80s614
Erythrina elenae Howard & Briggs
Det. by D. Neill 1984
Hawaii/ USA. Haleiwar Oahu.
Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden,
Spreading shrub 1.5 m tall/ very spiny/
leafless when flowering; rachis of in-
florescence erect? flowers ascending at
45 above horizontal? calyx thin-charta-
ceouSf splitting at anthesis to form bi-
labiate apexr the two "labia” dry & brown
7-14 March 1984
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at anthesisrbasal half of calyx green w/
red streaks; calyx in but w/ apical tooth
on carinal side? corolla standard widely
gaping/ the 2 halves forming an angle of
45°-60°? stamens exposed and all in 1
plane across mouth of corolla? standard
deep red (B&K Red 5/5)/ shading to lighter
red at base? wings saccate at apexr very
pale red; keel petals separate/ ivory w/
red at apex. Source: seeds rec'd from
Centro de Investigación Forestal/ Havana/
Cuba? collection locality not indicated/
but probably at or near type locality of
the species: Rio San Juan/ Las Villas/
Cuba. The distinctive floral features
place this species into a monotypic sect.
7-14 March 1984
David Neill 5708
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
04805676