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Neomyrtus pedunculata (Hook.F.) Allan

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Neomyrtus

Characteristics

Shrub or tree up to c. 6 m. tall, openly to compactly branched; branchlets glab., 4-angled. Lvs on glab. petioles up to ± 4 mm. long; lamina: (a) ± 15-20 × 10-15 mm., of obovate-oblong order; (b) 6-15 × 4-10 mm., of obovate order-the forms with the larger lvs us. tall. Fls axillary, solitary, c. 6-7 mm. diam., on very slender, glab., peduncles up to c. 15 mm. long. Receptacle subturbinate, ± 3-4 mm. long, us. with 2 minute bracts at base; sepals bluntly triangular, membr.; petals ovate-oblong, white, ± 4-5 mm. long. Berry c. 6 mm. long, broad-ovoid, red or yellow; seeds 2-5.
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A shrub or small tree. It grows up to 6 m high. The small branches have four angles. They are hairy when young. The leaves can be long or broad. They can be 15-20 mm long by 10-15 mm wide. They are thick and leathery. The edges are rolled and thickened. The flowers are 6 mm across. They are on long stalks 15 mm long. The berries develop on these stalks.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.2
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Coastal to lower montane forest and shrubland on North, South and Stewart Islands, south from 35° south.
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It occurs throughout New Zealand from sea level to 1050 m altitude.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Neomyrtus pedunculata world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:600424-1
WFO ID wfo-0000250222
COL ID 46NDK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Neomyrtus pedunculata Neomyrtus vitis-idaea Myrtus pedunculata Eugenia vitis-idaea Myrtus vitis-idaea
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