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Weinmannia racemosa L.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Oxalidales > Cunoniaceae > Weinmannia

Characteristics

Tree up to 25 m. or more tall; trunk up to 12 dm. diam. Lvs of seedlings simple to 3-lobed or 3-foliolate, ovate-elliptic to elliptic, membr., 1-4 × 1-2 cm., coarsely serrate to incised-serrate; of juveniles similar, up to 6 × 3 cm., sts all lanceolate. Lvs of adults simple, 3-10 × 2-4 cm., on petioles up to 2 cm. long; lamina coriac., elliptic to ovate-elliptic to broad-ovate, obtuse to subacute, coarsely bluntly serrate. Racemes up to 12 cm. long or more, axis and pedicels ± pilose-pubescent; pedicels often clustered, ascending to patent, 2-4 mm. long. Sepals c. 1·5 mm. long, ovate, persistent; petals 2-3 mm. long, ovate-oblong, white to creamy or pale rose; stamens exserted; styles c. 3-4 mm. long, persistent. Capsules 4-5 mm. long, glab. to pubescent; seeds ± pilose-pubescent.
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A shrub or small tree. It grows 9 m tall and spreads 2.5-4.5 m wide. It can grow 25 m high and have a trunk 1.2 m across. The leaves are simple and dark green. There are teeth along the edges. The young plants often have 3 part leaves. The flowers are white and like bottle brushes.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 4.5
Mature height (meter) 25.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.3
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a warm temperate plant. In New Zealand it grows from sea level to 900 m altitude. It suits hardiness zones 9-10.
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Lowland to montane forest, North, South and Stewart islands.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

The flowers produce a very light honey. The fruit are eaten.
Uses dye medicinal wood
Edible barks flowers fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Weinmannia racemosa unspecified picture

Distribution

Weinmannia racemosa world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:795060-1
WFO ID wfo-0001248362
COL ID 8T2PT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Windmannia racemosa Weinmannia speciosa Leiospermum racemosum Weinmannia racemosa
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