Neopanax arboreus (L.f.) Allan
Details
Neopanax arboreus (L.f.) Allan, Fl. New Zealand 1, 435 (1961)
Nomenclature
(L.f.) Allan
L.f.
Allan
1961
435
arboreum
ICN
species
Neopanax arboreus
Classification
Descriptions
Neopanax arboreus (L.f.) Allan
Tree, us. dioec., up to 8 m. tall, glab. in all parts; branches stout, spreading. Lvs 5-7-foliolate, petioles c. 15-20 cm. long, stipulately sheathing at base. Lflts on petiolules c. 3-5 cm. long, obovate-oblong to oblong-cuneate, rather thinly coriac., coarsely serrate-dentate, acute or acuminate to obtuse; midveins and main laterals evident above and below; terminal lamina 10-20 × 4-7 cm. Umbels terminal, compound; fls us. completely unisexual; primary rays 8-20, up to 10 cm. long; secondary rays 15-20; umbellules 10-15-fld. Calyx truncate or obscurely 5-toothed; petals 5, ovate to triangular, acute; ovary 2-loculed, 2-ovuled, style-branches 2, spreading. Fr. 5-8 mm. diam., almost black, somewhat compressed.
Taxonomic concepts
Neopanax arboreus (L.f.) Allan
Neopanax arboreus (L.f.) Allan
Neopanax arboreus (L.f.) Allan
Neopanax arboreus (Murray) Allan
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Notes
editorial
There is little compelling evidence against the monophyly of Pseudopanax, making unnecessary the recent re-segregation of the Arboreus group as Neopanax by Frodin, D.G., Govaerts, R., 2004.
Metadata
27636b97-32a7-41c1-8eb2-9c7b70f15827
scientific name
Names_Plants
24 June 2002
4 May 2020