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Hoheria populnea A.Cunn.

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Hoheria populnea A.Cunn., Ann. Nat. Hist. 3: 319 (1839)
Hoheria populnea A.Cunn.

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Endemic
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New Zealand
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A.Cunn.
A.Cunn.
1839
319
ICN
Hoheria populnea A.Cunn.
species
Hoheria populnea

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populnea

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Hoheria populnea A.Cunn.

Tree up to 10 m. tall or more; glab. or nearly so, except for stellate pubescence on young parts and infl. Branchlets slender, grooved, with pale bark. Juvenile plant similar in lf-form to adult or sts with branchlets very slender, divaricate, ± entangled; petioles very slender, up to 10 mm. long; lamina (5)-10-30 mm. long, broad-ovate to deltoid to suborbicular in outline, serrate, ± deeply lobed (teeth sts crenate). Lvs on reversion shoots similar. Adult plant with lvs on petioles up to c. 2 cm. long; lamina subcoriac. to submembr., (5)-7-14 × (3)-4-6 cm., broad-ovate to ovate-lanceolate to elliptic, acuminate (occ. lvs acute to obtuse or rounded), rounded to truncate to subcordate at base; deeply, coarsely, ± doubly, serrate-dentate. Fls c. 25 mm. diam., both solitary and in (2)-5-10-fld cymose clusters on same plant; pedicels c. 10 mm. long; calyx campanulate, ± 5 mm. long, teeth triangular; petals ± 10 mm. long, white; stigmas capitate. Mature carpels 5-(6), compressed, 5-7 × 5-7 mm. including broad wings.
Cunningham (Ann. nat. Hist. 3, 1839, 319) describes the lvs as "ovate valde acuminata, grosse duplicato-serrata, membranacea, penninervia, venosa". This agrees well enough with Hooker's (Handbk N.Z. Fl. 1864, 31): "Leaves ovate, with large sharp teeth". Forms closely resembling the type appear to be more common in the northern part of the range of the sp.

Hoheria populnea A.Cunn.

2n = 42
n = 21

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Hoheria populnea A.Cunn.
Hoheria populnea A.Cunn.
Hoheria populnea A.Cunn.
Hoheria populnea A.Cunn.
Hoheria populnea A.Cunn.
Hoheria populnea A.Cunn.
Hoheria populnea A.Cunn.
Hoheria populnea A.Cunn.
Hoheria populnea A.Cunn.
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Hoheria populnea A.Cunn.
Hoheria populnea A.Cunn.
Hoheria populnea subsp. vulgaris Kirk
Hoheria populnea A.Cunn.
Hoheria populnea subsp. vulgaris var. sinclaririi (Hook.f.) Kirk
Hoheria populnea A.Cunn.
Hoheria populnea subsp. vulgaris Kirk var. vulgaris
Hoheria populnea A.Cunn.
Hoheria sinclarii Hook.f.
Hoheria populnea A.Cunn.

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Hoheria populnea A.Cunn.
New Zealand
Hoheria populnea A.Cunn.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Hoheria populnea A.Cunn.
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
Hoheria populnea A.Cunn.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
Hoheria populnea A.Cunn.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
Hoheria populnea A.Cunn.
New Zealand
Otago Land District
Hoheria populnea A.Cunn.
New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
Hoheria populnea A.Cunn.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
Hoheria populnea A.Cunn.
New Zealand
Westland Land District
New Zealand
Wellington Land District

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a8a5f3b8-abf7-4543-a101-ab80e659d8e4
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Names_Plants
1 January 2000
27 June 2007
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