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Phytolacca americana L.

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Phytolacca americana L., Sp. Pl. 441 (1753)
Phytolacca americana L.

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New Zealand
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L.
1753
441
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Phytolacca americana L.
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Phytolacca americana

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Phytolacca americana L.

Glabrous, erect, branched, semi-succulent herb to c. 3 m high, with abundant white raphides on lvs, stems and fls (appearing as white dots, especially when dry). Stems thick, softly woody. Petioles 1-3 cm long, rather stout. Lamina 6-30 × 2-12 cm, ovate, ovate-oblong to ± elliptic; base cuneate; apex acute or mucronate. Racemes erect, to c. 20 cm long at fruiting, much less at flowering; peduncles and pedicels slightly to moderately granular-papillose, whitish at first, eventually pink or rose. Fls ☿, moderately densely arranged. Bracts 3-4 mm long, linear-subulate; bracteoles much smaller. Perianth 5-7 mm diam.; tepals accrescent, 2-3 mm long, ± broad-ovate, persistent, white or greenish white at anthesis, rarely pale pink, becoming pink or rose. Stamens 10, almost = perianth; filaments and anthers white. Ovary (7)-10-(11)-carpellate, green with white raphides. Fr. c. 10 mm diam. when fresh, ± depressed globose, with prominent grooves when dried, glossy black, succulent with dark reddish juice. Seed 2.5-3 mm diam., subspherical, glossy black.

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Phytolacca americana L.
Phytolacca americana L.

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Phytolacca americana L.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Phytolacca americana L.
New Zealand
Hawke's Bay Land District
Phytolacca americana L.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
Phytolacca americana L.
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District

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1 January 2000
28 January 2014
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