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Discaria toumatou Raoul

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Discaria toumatou Raoul, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 2: 123 (1844)
Discaria toumatou Raoul

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Endemic
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New Zealand
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Raoul
Raoul
1844
123
ICN
Discaria toumatou Raoul
species
Discaria toumatou
The epithet toumatou is a corruption of the Maori word tūmatakuru, a Maori name for the plant.

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toumatou

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Discaria toumatou Raoul

Much-branched ± deciduous spiny shrub or tree up to 5 m. or more tall; branches divaricate, stiff; branchlets terete, green, ± flexible. Secondary lateral branchlets stiff, short, or reduced to spines up to ± 5 cm. long. Lvs opp. or in opp. fascicles, rarely absent, (5)-10-20 × (2)-5 mm., narrow-obovate to obovate-oblong, coriac., obtuse, ± glossy above. Fls in few-fld cymose fascicles to solitary, ± 3-5 mm. diam., on short puberulous pedicels. Sepals 4-5, greenish to clear white, reflexed; petals 0. Fr. c. 5 mm. diam., globose, us. deeply 3-lobed.

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Discaria australis var. apetala Hook.f.
Discaria toumatou Raoul
Discaria toumatou Raoul
Discaria toumatou Raoul
Discaria toumatou Raoul
Discaria toumatou Raoul
Discaria toumatou Raoul
Discaria toumatou Raoul
Discaria toumatou Raoul
Discaria toumatou Raoul
Discaria toumatou Raoul
Discaria toumatou Raoul
Notophaena toumatou Miers
Discaria toumatou Raoul

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Discaria toumatou Raoul
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Discaria toumatou Raoul
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Ruahine-Cook

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Etymology
The epithet toumatou is a corruption of the Maori word tūmatakuru, a Maori name for the plant.

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scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
25 May 2016
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