Gunnera hamiltonii Kirk ex W.Ham.

Species

Angiosperms > Gunnerales > Gunneraceae > Gunnera

Characteristics

Stolons stout, 3-5 mm. diam., branched, up to ± 4 dm. long, forming compact cushions; internodes ± 5 cm. long, rosettes overlapping. Lvs on stout flat petioles ± 2-5 cm. × 2-4 mm., ± winged, widening to amplexicaul base. Lamina grey slaty green, coriac., subfleshy, glab. or nearly so, deltoid-to broad-ovate, cuneately narrowed to base or truncate ± 20-30 × 10-25 mm., minutely crenulate, teeth oblong, obtuse, ± 1 mm. long. Infl. up to c. 6 cm. tall, stout. ♀ at first crowded, scape elongating; styles up to 5 mm. long. Drupes patent to pend., ± 3 mm. long, clavate, red.
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Dioecious herb. Lvs 2-7 cm long; lamina ovate to ovate-triangular, obtuse to truncate at base, not lobed, finely and evenly crenate, coriaceous, ± glabrous. Infructescence exposed above lvs. Drupes clustered or scattered on stalk, broad-pyriform, red; flesh closely attached to seed.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 0.06
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Cultivation

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

Gunnera hamiltonii unspecified picture

Distribution

Gunnera hamiltonii world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:430152-1
WFO ID wfo-0000833219
COL ID 3HMB9
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Synonyms

Gunnera hamiltonii