Pseudopanax lessonii K.Koch

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Araliaceae > Pseudopanax

Characteristics

Shrub or tree up to 6 m. tall, branches stout with lvs crowded towards tips of branchlets, 3-5-foliolate, lvs of juveniles larger than those of adults. Petioles 5-15 cm. long, stout. Lflts subsessile, obovate-cuneate, sinuate-crenate to bluntly serrate in upper half, subacute to obtuse, thick and coriac.; terminal lflt with short petiolule, c. 5-10 × 2-4 cm. Umbels terminal, compound; staminate with 4-8 primary rays c. 4-5 cm. long, fls racemosely arranged along secondary rays; pistillate with shorter rays, fls in irregular umbellules. Ovary 5-loculed, 5-ovuled, style-branches 5, connate, tips spreading. Fr. oblong in outline, c. 7 × 5 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.5 - 6.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Pseudopanax lessonii leaf picture by Samuel Rowe (cc-by-sa)
Pseudopanax lessonii leaf picture by Tina McLean (cc-by-sa)
Pseudopanax lessonii leaf picture by Tina McLean (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Pseudopanax lessonii flower picture by Mike Ramsay (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Pseudopanax lessonii world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:91865-1
WFO ID wfo-0000284122
COL ID 4P5RX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Aralia lessonii Aralia trifolia Pseudopanax lessonii Cussonia lessonii Hedera lessonii Panax lessonii