WorldFloraDB - Griselinia littoralis

Characteristics

Shrub or tree to 15 (–17) m high, glabrous. Leaves alternate, simple; lamina elliptic to orbicular or ovate, 3–9 (–13.3) cm long, 2–7 (–13) cm wide, obtuse to rounded (sometimes ± truncate) and oblique (asymmetric) to equal base, entire, revolute margin, obtuse to rounded and occasionally shallowly emarginate apex, leathery, glossy green above, less glossy and pale yellow-green below; petiole 0.8–3.5 (–4) cm long, partially sheathing the stem. Male inflorescences paniculate, to 5 cm long. Male flowers small, c. 2 mm long, yellow-green, on pedicels to 2 (–3) mm long; sepals 5, minute; petals 5, c. 1 mm long; stamens ˂ 1 mm long. Female inflorescences paniculate or racemose, to 7 (–10) cm long. Female flowers on pedicels to 7 mm long; sepals and petals as per male flowers; styles 3. Fruit obovoid, c. 6–7 mm long, c. 4 mm wide, green at first, maturing black, 1-seeded.

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Tree up to 10 m. or sts 15 m. tall, with short gnarled trunk up to 15 dm. diam. Lvs broad-ovate to ovate-oblong, rounded at apex, less glossy, slightly to not unequal-sided at base; main veins hardly prominent to obscure below. Panicles sts reduced to a simple racemes. Fls as in G. lucida but both ♂ and ♀ bearing petals. Fr. c. 6-7 mm. long.

A tree or shrub. It grows to 6-12 m high. It spreads 4.5 m wide. The leaves are dense and are bright green. They are leathery and oval. Plants are separately male and female. The flowers are pale green. The fruit are purple to black.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	tree
Growth support	hemiepiphyte
Foliage retention	evergreen
Sexuality	dioecy
Pollination	entomogamy
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Mature width (meter)	4.5
Mature height (meter)	6.0
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Root diameter (meter)	1.3
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Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

A temperate climate plant. They need well drained soil and sunshine. They are resistant to salt. It suits hardiness zones 9-11. Tasmania Herbarium. Arboretum Tasmania. Hobart Botanical Gardens.

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Recorded from native forest and disturbed scrub with other weedy species; garden escape.

Lowland to montane forests.

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Usage

Planted in gardens as an ornamental, often as a hedge, including culitvars with variegated leaves (Rodd 1996, Ellison 1999).

Uses	environmental use medicinal ornamental timber wood
Edible	fruits
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed or cuttings.

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