Aristotelia fruticosa Hook.f.

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Name scientific

Aristotelia fruticosa Hook.f., Bot. Antarct. Voy. II. (Fl. Nov.-Zel.) Part I, 34 (1852)

Preferred name

Aristotelia fruticosa Hook.f.

Taxonomy reference

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

Linked name

Aristotelia fruticosa Hook.f.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Authors

Hook.f.

Original authors

Hook.f.

Publication place

Hooker, J.D. 1852–1853 ("1853"): The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ships Erebus and Terror in the Years 1839–1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross. II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae. Part I. Flowering plants. Lovell Reeve, London.

Year published

1852

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Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Aristotelia fruticosa Hook.f.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Aristotelia fruticosa

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Oxalidales

Family

Elaeocarpaceae

Genus

Aristotelia

Species

fruticosa

Subordinates

Vernacular names

Language of use: English

mountain wineberry

Synonyms

Associations

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Associated organism

Association source

is host of

Alepis flavida (Hook.f.) Tiegh.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Korthalsella clavata (Kirk) Cheeseman

CHR (3 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Peraxilla tetrapetala (L.f.) Tiegh.

CHR (3 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Sauloma tenella (Hook.f. & Wilson) Mitt.

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.

Aristotelia fruticosa Hook.f.

Description

Much-branched, erect to low-growing, up to 2 m. tall; branches sub-divaricate to ascending, us. rigid, sts entangled; branchlets reddish brown, pubescent. Lvs opp. or in opp. fascicles on arrested branchlets, on petioles ± 2 mm. long. Lamina of 2 forms on different plants: (a) ± 5-7 × 4-5 mm., obovate to oblong, coriac., dark green; (b) ± 15 × 9 mm., of ovate to lanceolate order, less coriac., lighter green; margins distinctly serrate. Fls small, solitary or in small 3-6-fld cymes, pedicels short, pubescent. Sepals 4, oblong, pubescent; petals 4, slightly > sepals, us. with 1-4 crenate teeth. Stamens 4-6, anthers > filaments. Berry 3-4 mm. diam., globose, white, bright pink, dark red to black. Seeds 4-angled. Juvenile plants have narrow-lanceolate to ovate, acute to acuminate lvs; margins variously, us. deeply toothed.

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