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Forest starviolet

Kadua centranthoides Hook. & Arn.

Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Kadua

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Forest starviolet: Kadua sp. (plant). Location: Maui, Makawao Forest Reserve
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Forest starviolet

Synonyms

  • Hedyotis centranthoides (Hook. & Arn.) Steud.
  • Hedyotis centranthoides f. accrescens Fosberg
  • Hedyotis centranthoides f. diffusa Fosberg
  • Hedyotis centranthoides f. glomerata (Hook. & Arn.) Fosberg
  • Hedyotis centranthoides f. hirta Fosberg
  • Hedyotis centranthoides f. kamokuensis Fosberg
  • Hedyotis centranthoides f. kohala Fosberg
  • Hedyotis centranthoides f. mauiensis Fosberg
  • Hedyotis centranthoides f. meeboldii Fosberg
  • Hedyotis centranthoides f. vestita Fosberg
  • Hedyotis centranthoides f. yunckeri Fosberg
  • Hedyotis centranthoides var. laevis (Wawra) Fosberg
  • Hedyotis glomerata (Hook. & Arn.) Walp.
  • Hedyotis hookeriana Steud.
  • Kadua glomerata Hook. & Arn.
  • Kadua glomerata var. laevis Wawra
  • Kadua glomerata var. typica Wawra

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.