Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Gentianales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
affinis
ID:
221167

Status:
valid

Authors:
Cham. & Schltdl.

Source:
wcs

Year:
1829

Citation Micro:
Linnaea 4: 164 (1829)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000220496

Common Names

  • Kadua affinis
  • Affinis Kadua
  • Affinis's Kadua

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Synonyms

  • Kadua affinis DC. [illegitimate]
  • Petesia coriacea Hook. & Arn. [valid]
  • Petesia terminalis Hook. & Arn. [valid]
  • Gouldia affinis (DC.) Wilbur [valid]
  • Gouldia affinis gracilis (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia affinis robusta (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia angustifolia (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia antiqua (Fosberg) Skottsb. [valid]
  • Gouldia antiqua (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia antiqua acuta (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia antiqua hirtellifolia (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia antiqua kauensis (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia antiqua kehena (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia antiqua oblonga (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia arborescens A.Heller [valid]
  • Gouldia aspera (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia bobeoides (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia cirrhopetiolata H.Lév. [valid]
  • Gouldia congesta (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia cordata (Wazora) Skottsb. [valid]
  • Gouldia cordata acuminata (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia cordata molokaiensis (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia cordata nealiae (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia coriacea Hillebr. [valid]
  • Gouldia crassicaulis (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia degeneri (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia elongata A.Heller [valid]
  • Gouldia elongata hirtellicostata (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia elongata kahili (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia forbesii (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia fosbergii O.Deg. & I.Deg. [illegitimate]
  • Gouldia glabra (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia glabra parvithyrsa (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia gracilis (Fosberg) Skottsb. [valid]
  • Gouldia hathewayi (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia hirtella Hillebr. [valid]
  • Gouldia hirtella epiphytica Hochr. [valid]
  • Gouldia hirtella stipulacea (Wawra) Wawra [valid]
  • Gouldia hosakae (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia kaala (Fosberg) Skottsb. [valid]
  • Gouldia kaala russii (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia kapuaensis (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia kapuaensis pittosporoides (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia kapuaensis rigidifolia (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia kapuaensis rigidifolioides (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia kapuaensis violetae (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia konaensis (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia konaensis latifolia (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia lanai (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia lanceolata A.Heller [valid]
  • Gouldia macrocarpa Hillebr. [valid]
  • Gouldia macrocarpa cuneata (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia macrocarpa sambucina (A.Heller) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia macrocarpa sclerophylla (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia macrocarpa teres (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia macrothyrsa (Fosberg) Skottsb. [valid]
  • Gouldia myrsinoidea (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia osteocarpa (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia ovata (Wawra) Skottsb. [valid]
  • Gouldia ovata heterophylla (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia ovata kalaupapa (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia ovata lydgatei (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia ovata makawaoensis (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia ovata maunahui (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia ovata membranacea (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia ovata oahuensis (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia ovata obovata (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia ovata petiolata (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia ovata punaula (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia ovata russii (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia ovata santalifolia (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia ovata storeyi (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia ovata suehiroae (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia ovata wailauensis (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia parvifolia (Wawra) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia parvifolia subpilosa (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia parvula impressa (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia pedunculata (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia pseudodichotoma (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia pubescens (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia purpurea (Fosberg) Skottsb. [valid]
  • Gouldia quadrangularis (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia rotundifolia (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia sambucina A.Heller [valid]
  • Gouldia sandwicensis A.Gray [valid]
  • Gouldia sandwicensis arborescens Wawra [valid]
  • Gouldia sandwicensis cordata Wawra [valid]
  • Gouldia sandwicensis coriacea (Hook. & Arn.) A.Gray [valid]
  • Gouldia sandwicensis lanceolata Wawra [valid]
  • Gouldia sandwicensis ovata Wawra [valid]
  • Gouldia sandwicensis parvifolia Wawra [valid]
  • Gouldia sandwicensis stipulacea Wawra [valid]
  • Gouldia sandwicensis terminalis (Hook. & Arn.) A.Gray [valid]
  • Gouldia sclerotica (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia skottsbergii (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia stipulacea (Wawra) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia stipulacea rockii (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia subcordata (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia tenuicaulis (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis Hillebr. [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis acuminata Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis acuta Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis albicaulis Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis angustifolia Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis antiqua Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis arborescens (Wawra) Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis aspera Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis bobeoides Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis congesta Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis cordata (Wawra) Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis coriacea (Hook. & Arn.) Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis crassicaulis Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis cuneata Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis degeneri Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis elongata (A.Heller) Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis euantiqua Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis euglabra Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis eukaala Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis eukapuaensis Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis eukonaensis Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis euparvifolia Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis forbesii Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis glabra Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis gracilis Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis hathewayi Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis heterophylla Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis hirtellicostata Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis hirtellifolia Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis hosakae Fosberg [unknown]
  • Gouldia terminalis impressa Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis kaala Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis kahili Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis kalaupapa Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis kapuaensis Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis kauensis Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis kehena Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis konaensis Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis lanai Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis latifolia Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis lydgatei Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis macrocarpa (Hillebr.) Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis macrophylla Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis macrothyrsa Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis makawaoensis Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis maunahui Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis membranacea Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis molokaiensis Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis myrsinoidea Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis nealiae Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis oahuensis Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis oblonga Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis obovata Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis osteocarpa Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis ovata (Wawra) Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis parvifolia (Wawra) Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis parvithyrsa Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis pedunculata Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis petiolata Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis pittosporoides Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis pseudodichotoma Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis pubescens Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis punaula Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis purpurea Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis quadrangularis Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis rigidifolia Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis rigidifolioides Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis robusta Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis rockii Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis rotundifolia Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis russii Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis sambucina (A.Heller) Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis santalifolia Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis sclerophylla Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis sclerotica Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis skottsbergii Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis stipulacea (Wawra) Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis storeyi Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis subcordata Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis subpilosa Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis suehiroae Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis tenuicaulis Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis teres Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis violetae Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis wailauensis Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis waipioensis Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis wawrana Fosberg [valid]
  • Gouldia wawrana (Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg. [valid]
  • Hedyotis chamissoniana Steud. [valid]
  • Hedyotis terminalis (Hook. & Arn.) W.L.Wagner & D.R.Herbst [valid]
  • Gouldia terminalis typica Fosberg [invalid]
  • Gouldia terminalis hosakai Fosberg [valid]

Description

Kadua affinis (also called Affinis Kadua, among many other common names) is a small shrub with small, ovate leaves and white flowers. It is native to the Caribbean and Central America and is found in dry, rocky habitats.

Uses & Benefits

Kadua affinis is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and is also used as a ground cover in landscaping.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Kadua affinis has small white flowers with yellow centers and five petals. The seeds are small and black, and the seedlings have long, narrow leaves.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Kadua affinis is a perennial herbaceous plant that can be propagated by division or by seed. It prefers moist, well-drained soil and partial shade. It can be grown in containers or in the garden. It is drought tolerant and can be grown in areas with hot summers. It can be propagated by division in early spring or by seed in late spring or early summer.

Where to Find Kadua affinis

Kadua affinis can be found in the Hawaiian Islands, the Marquesas Islands, and the Society Islands.

Kadua affinis FAQ

What is the scientific name of Kadua affinis?

Kadua affinis

What are the common names of Kadua affinis?

Affine Kadua

What is the natural habitat of Kadua affinis?

Dry rocky hillsides

Species in the Rubiaceae family

Acranthera abbreviata, Acranthera anamallica, Acranthera athroophlebia, Acranthera atropella, Acranthera aurantiaca, Acranthera axilliflora, Acranthera bullata, Acranthera capitata, Acranthera ceylanica, Acranthera didymocarpa, Acranthera endertii, Acranthera frutescens, Acranthera grandiflora, Acranthera hallieri, Acranthera hirtostipula, Acranthera involucrata, Acranthera johannis-winkleri, Acranthera lanceolata, Acranthera longipes, Acranthera longipetiolata, Acranthera maculata, Acranthera megaphylla, Acranthera monantha, Acranthera nieuwenhuisii, Acranthera ophiorhizoides, Acranthera parviflora, Acranthera philippensis, Acranthera ruttenii, Acranthera salmonea, Acranthera siamensis, Acranthera siliquosa, Acranthera simalurensis, Acranthera sinensis, Acranthera strigosa, Acranthera tomentosa, Acranthera variegata, Acranthera velutinervia, Acranthera yatesii, Acranthera philippinensis, Acranthera burmanica, Acranthera virescens, Acranthera hoangii, Acranthera collina, Acrobotrys discolor, Acrosynanthus jamaicensis, Acrosynanthus latifolius, Acrosynanthus minor, Acrosynanthus ovatus, Acrosynanthus parvifolius, Acrosynanthus revolutus,

References

The Plant List v1.1 record kew-105443: Based on the initial data import
Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal (1794-1866): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Schltdl.' in the authors string.
Adelbert von Chamisso (1781-1838): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Cham.' in the authors string.