Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy

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Name scientific

Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy, J. Bot. (Hooker) 71: 121 (1933)

Preferred name

Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy

Taxonomy reference

Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Linked name

Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Authors

(J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy

Original authors

J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Combination authors

Dandy

Publication place

Dandy, J.E. 1933: The Winteraceae of New Zealand. Journal of Botany 71: 119–122.

Year published

1933

Publication page

121

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Drimys axillaris J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Pseudowintera axillaris

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Canellales

Family

Winteraceae

Genus

Pseudowintera

Species

axillaris

Vernacular names

Language of use: English

Language of use: Māori

Synonyms

Associations

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Associated organism

Association source

is host of

Cyathophorum bulbosum (Hedw.) Müll.Hal.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Ileostylus micranthus (Hook.f.) Tiegh.

CHR (3 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Lopidium concinnum (Hook.) Hook.f. & Wilson

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

Descriptions

Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy

Description

Erect shrub or tree up to 8 m. tall, bark dark. Lvs on slender petioles ± 2 cm. long; lamina elliptic-oblong to elliptic-obovate to ovate-oblong, 6-10 × 3-6 cm., obtuse to subacute, rather coriac., dark green and glossy above, glaucous below, somewhat pungent to taste; midrib and veins evident below. Fls ± 1 cm. diam., in axillary fascicles of 3-5-(10) on pedicels 5 mm. to 1 cm. long or more; calyx subentire to shallowly lobed; petals 5-6, greenish yellow, narrow-oblong to narrow-obovate, 5-6 mm. long; stamens 6-15; carpels 3-6; frs red (rarely dark), 5-6 mm. diam., mesocarp slightly fleshy; seeds 3 to 6, black, angled.

Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.