Myrsine salicina Heward

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Myrsine

Characteristics

Tree up to 8 m. or more tall; bark very dark red to almost black. Lvs on stout flattened petioles up to 10 mm. long. Lamina 7-18 × 2-3 cm., narrow-elliptic to narrow-oblong, or almost linear, obtuse, very gradually tapering to base, coriac.; margins flat or slightly recurved. Infl. of ± dense fascicles ± 15-fld. Fls us. perfect, ± 3 mm. diam.; calyx-lobes 5, blunt, minutely ciliolate; petals oblong, revolute, often slightly connate at base. Fr. obovoid, (5)-8-9 mm. long, red to orange, 1-(2)-seeded; on pedicels up to ± 10 mm. long.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

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Images

Myrsine salicina unspecified picture

Distribution

Myrsine salicina world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Conservation status

Myrsine salicina threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:589267-1
WFO ID wfo-0001085290
COL ID 73T9H
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Myrsine salicina Suttonia salicina Rapanea salicina