Gunnera arenaria Cheeseman ex Kirk

Species

Angiosperms > Gunnerales > Gunneraceae > Gunnera

Characteristics

Stolons rather stout, us. creeping through sand, branched, up to c. 4 dm. long. Lvs on stout, ± flat, amplexicaul petioles up to 5 cm. long. Lamina rather diversely shaped (on same plant) oblong to ovate to subrhombic, cuneate to subcordate at base, subcoriac., grey-green, 7-12-(20) × 9-15 mm., subglab., coarsely crenate, sts lobed. Infl. up to 7 cm. long, fls sessile. ♂ with filiform calyx-lobes, minute bracts; petals 2, about lanceolate, glab., ± 2 mm. long; filaments obsolete. ♀ with triangular calyx-lobes ± 6 mm. long; styles filiform, up to 5 mm. long. Drupes clavate to obconic, patent to pend., ± apiculate, on elongated scapes, yellow to pale red, ± 4-6 mm. long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Distribution

Gunnera arenaria world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:430133-1
WFO ID wfo-0000833182
COL ID 7VRPT
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Synonyms

Gunnera arenaria