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Parsonsia heterophylla A.Cunn.

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Parsonsia heterophylla A.Cunn.
Parsonsia heterophylla A.Cunn.

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Endemic
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New Zealand
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A.Cunn.
A.Cunn.
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Parsonsia heterophylla A.Cunn.
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Parsonsia heterophylla

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heterophylla

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Parsonsia heterophylla A.Cunn.

Soft-wooded, stem-twining, branching liane up to 10 m. tall or more; main stems up to c.10 cm. diam.; branches often twining about themselves branchlets subterete, pubescent, reddish brown. Lvs of adults on stout petioles up to ± 1 cm. (sts to 2 cm.) long. Lamina coriac., dark green, ± shining above, paler below, of very diverse form (both on the same plant and of different plants), ± 3-7-(10) × (5 mm.)-1-4 cm. (subfloral lvs often smaller), linear to lanceolate to elliptic to rhomboid to broad-oblong to broad-obovate; apex acute to obtuse to broadly rounded, often apiculate. Infl. of axillary and terminal paniculate cymes up to ± 10 cm. long, bracts often foliaceous. Fls fragrant, ± (6)-7-8-(10) mm. long. Calyx pubescent, 3-4 mm. long, deeply lobed; lobes reaching ± ⅓ way up corolla-tube, bluntly narrow-triangular; glands basal, fimbriate. Corolla white to yellow; tube cylindric to slightly flaring, ± 7-8 mm. long, ± pubescent; lobes oblong, 4-5 mm. long, acute to obtuse, recurved. Anthers sagittate, ± 2 mm. long, not exserted beyond throat; style c.4mm. long, reaching to mid-anther position; stigmas 2, erect, connivent. Follicles 7-15 cm. long, narrow, subterete, glab. Seeds linear, ± 5 mm. long; coma of sordid-white tufted hairs up to 10 mm. long.

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Parsonsia heterophylla A.Cunn.
Parsonsia heterophylla A.Cunn.
Parsonsia heterophylla A.Cunn.
Parsonsia heterophylla A.Cunn.
Parsonsia heterophylla A.Cunn.
Parsonsia heterophylla A.Cunn.
Parsonsia heterophylla A.Cunn.
Parsonsia heterophylla A.Cunn.
Parsonsia heterophylla A.Cunn.
Parsonsia heterophylla A.Cunn.

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Parsonsia heterophylla A.Cunn.
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1 January 2000
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