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

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Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy, J. Bot. (Hooker) 71: 121 (1933)
Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.
Names_Fungi record source Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy

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Endemic
Wild
New Zealand
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Dandy
J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
(J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
Dandy, J.E. 1933: The Winteraceae of New Zealand. Journal of Botany 71: 119–122.
1933
121
ICN
Drimys axillaris J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
species
Pseudowintera axillaris

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Canellales
Winteraceae
Pseudowintera
axillaris

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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

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.

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

n = 43
n = 43
n = 43

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Drimys axillaris J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Drimys axillaris J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
Connor, H.E. (1977)
Winteraceae R.Br. ex Lindl.
Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Pseudowintera Dandy
Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Pseudowintera Dandy
Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Pseudowintera Dandy
Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2013)
Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2018)
Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
Wintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) G.Forst.
Wintera axillaris (J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) G. Forst.
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
Wintera terminalis Tiegh.
Wintera terminalis Tiegh.
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy

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Drimys axillaris J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
1 Link to an external page
Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
New Zealand
1 Link to an external page
Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
3 Link to an external page
Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
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Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
New Zealand
Hawke's Bay Land District
3 Link to an external page
Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
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Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
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Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
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Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
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Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
New Zealand
Southland Land District
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Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
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Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
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Pseudowintera axillaris (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Dandy
New Zealand
Westland Land District
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1 January 2000
26 May 2025
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