Gunnera monoica
| Gunnera monoica | |
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| File:Gunnera monoica kz8.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Gunnerales |
| Family: | Gunneraceae |
| Genus: | Gunnera |
| Species: | G. monoica
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| Binomial name | |
| Gunnera monoica Raoul, E. (1844) [1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Gunnera mixta Kirk | |
Gunnera monoica is a species of Gunnera endemic to New Zealand. It is one of the smallest species of Gunnera, with leaves of around 3 cm (1.2 in) wide. It spreads by forming stolons in damp ground.[2]
Description
[edit | edit source]G. monoica flowers between October and November, and produces fruit from December until February.[3] The flowers are greenish,[4] and the fruit is barrel shaped and white in colour (although some varieties may have purple or red flecks).[3] The leaves have a rounded appearance and either a corrugated or spiky margin. [5] The species is visually similar to Gunnera strigosa, but with differences in the leaf shape and hair distribution. The fruits are small, only 2 millimetres in length, and red to reddish-yellow. It grows in moist, lowland forests and grasslands.[6] It is evergreen.[4]
Range
[edit | edit source]Gunnera monoica is native to New Zealand.[7][8] It can be found on damp banks and old road cuttings.[4]
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References
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