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]
| 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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| Synonyms | |
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Gunnera mixta Kirk | |
Description
editG. 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] The species is visually similar to Gunnera strigosa, but with differences in the leaf shape and hair distribution. The fruits are small, only 2 millimetres in length, and red to reddish-yellow. It grows in moist, lowland forests and grasslands.[5]
Range
editBibliography
edit- Armitage, James (2012), "Gunnera great and small", The Garden, 137 (9), Royal Horticultural Society
- Stock, Paul (2002), "Fixation with Gunnera", New Zealand Garden Journal, 5 (2): 12–14
References
edit- ^ "Gunnera monoica Raoul (1844)". Landcare Research New Zealand. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ Armitage 2012, pp. 49.
- ^ a b "Gunnera monoica Raoul". New Zealand Flora. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ Stock 2002, pp. 13.
- ^ "Gunnera mixta". Alpine Garden Society. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Gunnera mixta Kirk | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".
- ^ "Gunnera mixta Kirk [family GUNNERACEAE]".
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