Pseudopanax colensoi

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Pseudopanax colensoi
Pseudopanax colensoi kz16.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Pseudopanax
Species:
P. colensoi
Binomial name
Pseudopanax colensoi
(Hook.f.) Philipson

Pseudopanax colensoi is a species of evergreen plant.[1] This species is native to New Zealand. An example occurrence in central Westland podocarp/broadleaf forests includes flora associates such as Cyathea smithii and Dicksonia squarrosa, Rumohra adiantiformis, Ascarina lucida, Pseudowintera colorata and Blechnum discolor.[2] The maximum height of this plant is 5 meters and it is the preferred food of possums.[3]

References[]

  • C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Crown Fern: Blechnum discolor, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
  • Peter Wardle. 1991. Vegetation of New Zealand, Published by CUP Archive, ISBN 0-521-25873-1, ISBN 978-0-521-25873-9, 672 pages

Line notes[]

  1. ^ Peter Wardle. 1991
  2. ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2009
  3. ^ http://www.taranakiplants.net.nz/natives/montane/pse_colensoi.html, retrieved on 9 January 2012.


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