Hymenanthera chathamica (F.Muell.) Kirk
Details
Hymenanthera chathamica (F.Muell.) Kirk, Trans. New Zealand Inst. 28: 514 (1895 [1896])
Nomenclature
(F.Muell.) Kirk
F.Muell.
Kirk
1895
1896
514
ICN
species
Hymenanthera chathamica
Classification
Descriptions
Hymenanthera chathamica (F.Muell.) Kirk
Erect dioec. shrub up to 3 m. tall; lvs on stout petioles up to 1 cm. or more long; lamina subcoriac., 5-12 × 2-5 cm., narrow- to broad- lanceolate, acute to acuminate, coarsely bluntly serrate or occ. lvs sub- entire. Fls in close-set fascicles, on slender decurved pedicels; ♂ with ovate sepals free nearly to base, and petals nearly twice the length, revolute at apex. Scale of anthers cuneate-spathulate. ♀ on pedicel ± 2 mm. long; sepals ± 2.5 mm. long, ovate, purple, white-margined; petals ± 3·5 mm. long, ovate, purple where exposed, white below; style short. 2-fid. Berry ovoid to subglobose, white, occ. purple-flecked, (5)-6-7 mm. diam. Seeds (2)-3-4, strophiole small.
Taxonomic concepts
Hymenanthera chathamica (F.Muell.) Kirk
Hymenanthera chathamica (F.Muell.) Kirk
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Metadata
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scientific name
Names_Plants
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