Biology:Gunnera monoica
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Gunnera monoica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Gunnerales |
| Family: | Gunneraceae |
| Genus: | Gunnera |
| Species: | G. monoica
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| Binomial name | |
| Gunnera monoica Raoul, E. (1844) [1]
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Gunnera monoica is a species of Gunnera endemic to New Zealand. It is one of the smallest species of Gunnera, with leaves of around 3 cm (1.2 in) wide. It spreads by forming stolons in damp ground.[2]
G. monoica flowers between October and November, and produces fruit from December until February.[3] This fruit is barrel shaped and white in colour, though some varieties may have purple or red flecks.[3] The leaves have a rounded appearance and either a corrugated or spiky margin. [4]
References
Notes
- ↑ "Gunnera monoica Raoul (1844)". Landcare Research New Zealand. http://nzflora.landcareresearch.co.nz/default.aspx?selected=NameDetails&TabNum=0&NameId=8FD0BC5C-A401-49AB-A32F-145B6BCD4F20.
- ↑ Armitage 2012, pp. 49.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Gunnera monoica Raoul". New Zealand Flora. http://www.nzflora.info/factsheet/Taxon/Gunnera_monoica.html.
- ↑ Stock 2002, pp. 13.
Bibliography
- Armitage, James (2012), "Gunnera great and small", The Garden (Royal Horticultural Society) 137 (9)
- Stock, Paul (2002), "Fixation with Gunnera", New Zealand Garden Journal 5 (2): 12–14
Wikidata ☰ Q5619215 entry
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