Hedycarya arborea J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

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Name scientific

Hedycarya arborea J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., Char. Gen. Pl., ed. 2. 128, t. 64 (1776)

Preferred name

Hedycarya arborea J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Taxonomy reference

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

Linked name

Hedycarya arborea J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Original authors

J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Authors

J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Publication place

Forster, J.R.; Forster, G. 1776: Characteres Generum Plantarum quas in Itinere ad Insulas Maris Australis Collegerunt, Descripserunt, Delinearunt, Annis. Edition 2. White, Cadell & Elmsley, London.

Year published

1776

Publication page

128, t. 64

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Hedycarya arborea J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Hedycarya arborea

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Laurales

Family

Monimiaceae

Genus

Hedycarya

Species

arborea

Vernacular names

Language of use: English

Language of use: Māori

Synonyms

Associations

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Associated organism

Association source

is host of

Marsupidium knightii Mitt.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Microsorum pustulatum (G.Forst.) Copel.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Stirtoniella kelica (Stirt.) D.J.Galloway, Hafellner & Elix

CHR (2 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.

Hedycarya arborea J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Description

Tree up to 12 m. tall; trunk up to 5 dm. diam.; bark dark; branchlets pubescent at tips. Lvs coriac., glab. except on midrib and main veins and petioles, which are up to 2 cm. long; lamina of two main forms, occ. found on the same tree: (a) 5-12 × 2.5-5 cm., elliptic-obovate, cuneately narrowed to base, obtuse to subacute, distantly serrate or odd lvs subentire; (b) 6·5-12.5 × 2-3 cm., oblanceolate to lanceolate, distantly toothed or odd lvs subentire, acute (rarely obtuse). Infl. of branched racemes; peduncles and pedicels slender, pubescent. ♂ with per. c. 1 cm. diam., pubescent, stamens ∞, anthers sessile. ♀ with per. c. 6 mm. diam.; carpels up to 20; drupes up to 10, stipitate, ± 1·5 cm. long, ovoid; bright red when fresh.

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