Corokia macrocarpa Kirk

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Argophyllaceae > Corokia

Characteristics

Shrub or tree up to 6 m. tall; branches rather stout; bark dark, rough. Lvs alt., coriac.; lamina 4-8 × 1·5-3·5 cm., on stout petiole up to c. 1 cm. long; shade lvs sts up to 15 × 4·5 cm.; fully exposed lvs sts reduced to 2.5 cm. long; obovate-cuneate to broad-oblanceolate to elliptic-oblong, apiculate. Racemes c. 3 cm. long, axillary; fls up to 1 cm. diam. Calyx-segs ovate-attenuate, c. 3 mm. long; petals bright yellow, 5-6 mm. long, lanceolate-oblong, acute. Fr. nearly 1 cm. long, red.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Mature height (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings.
Mode cuttings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Corokia macrocarpa unspecified picture

Distribution

Corokia macrocarpa world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Conservation status

Corokia macrocarpa threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:271716-1
WFO ID wfo-0000621602
COL ID YGVL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Corokia macrocarpa