Biology:Raukaua simplex
| Raukaua simplex | |
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| Raukaua simplex (artist W.H.Fitch) | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Genus: | Raukaua |
| Species: | R. simplex
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| Binomial name | |
| Raukaua simplex | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Panax simplex G.Forst. | |
Raukaua simplex, or haumakāroa, is a species of evergreen plant in the Araliaceae family.[4] This species is native to New Zealand.[3] The species occurs in certain lowland, montane and subalpine forests from the Waihou River southward to Stewart Island and the Auckland Islands. An example occurrence in Westland forests includes associates such as Cyathea smithii and Dicksonia squarrosa.[5]
Description
Raukaua simplex grows as a shrub to small tree up to 8m in height.[6]
The species exhibits a significant change in appearance (heteroblasty) between its juvenile and adult form. Juvenile leaves are palmately compound, 3-5 leaflets, and deeply lobed. Adult leaves are simple, with toothed margins.[7]
Taxonomy
Raukaua simplex was first described in 1786 by Georg Forster as Panax simplex in Florulae Insularum Australium Prodromus.[8] In 1997, Mitchell, Frodin and Heads redescribed it, assigning it to the genus, Raukaua, thus naming it Raukaua simplex.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Plant name details". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://www.ipni.org/n/. No
|id=given and no id found in Wikidata. - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mitchell, A.D., Frodin, D.G. & Heads, M.J. (1997) New Zealand J. Bot. 35(3): 313
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 *nzflora Factsheet Raukaua simplex
- ↑ Peter Wardle. 1991. Vegetation of New Zealand, Published by CUP Archive, ISBN:0-521-25873-1, ISBN:978-0-521-25873-9, 672 pages
- ↑ C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Crown Fern: Blechnum discolor, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
- ↑ "Raukaua simplex - The University of Auckland". https://www.nzplants.auckland.ac.nz/en/about/seed-plants-flowering/araliaceae/raukaua-simplex.html.
- ↑ Mitchell, A. D.; Frodin, D. G.; Heads, M. J. (September 1997). "Reinstatement of Raukaua , a genus of the Araliaceae centred in New Zealand" (in en). New Zealand Journal of Botany 35 (3): 309–315. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1997.10410156. ISSN 0028-825X. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0028825X.1997.10410156.
- ↑ Forster, J.G.A. (1786) Florulae Insularum Australium Prodromus 75.
Wikidata ☰ Q15555708 entry
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