Gunnera flavida Colenso
Details
Gunnera flavida Colenso, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 18: 260 (1885 [1886])
Nomenclature
Colenso
Colenso
1885
1886
260
ICN
Gunnera flavida Colenso
species
Gunnera flavida
Classification
Descriptions
Gunnera flavida Colenso
Stolons, often below surface, branched, up to ± 3 dm. long. Lvs on slender, ± reddish petioles up to 8 cm. long. Lamina broad-oblong to broad-elliptic, 20-25 × 14-17 mm., occ. more; glab. or nearly so, membr., dull brownish green, ± sinuate, crenulate; apex rounded, base truncate to subcordate. Scapes unisexual, ± 10 cm. long. ♂ subsessible, rather distant, drooping, on very slender axis withering after anthesis. ♀ in "cluster" stage at anthesis, up to ± 7 mm. long, lobes 4, inner oblong, outer obovate; axis rather stout, ± fleshy, pale yellow to white; drupe 3-4 mm. long, obconic to pyriform, patent to drooping, shortly pedicelled, yellow, rather close-set.
Taxonomic concepts
Notes
editorial
G. flavida is considered a yellow-fruited morph of G. prorepens see Webb et al. 1988: 750
Metadata
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scientific name
Names_Plants
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30 April 2008