Neopanax colensoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Neopanax
Species:
N. colensoi
Binomial name
Neopanax colensoi
(Hook.f.) Allan (1961)[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Nothopanax colensoi (Hook.f.) Seem. (1866)
  • Neopanax colensoi var. montanus Allan (1961)
  • Panax colensoi Hook.f. (1852)
  • Panax colensoi var. montanus Kirk (1899)
  • Pseudopanax colensoi (Hook.f.) K.Koch (1859)
  • Pseudopanax colensoi var. fiordensis Wardle (1968)
  • Pseudopanax colensoi var. ternatus Wardle (1968)

Neopanax colensoi, commonly known as mountain five finger, is a species of evergreen plant.[3] 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.[4] The maximum height of this plant is 5 meters and it is the preferred food of possums.[5]

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

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  1. ↑ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2018). "Neopanax colensoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T135793090A135793092. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T135793090A135793092.en. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 Neopanax colensoi (Hook.f.) Allan. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  3. ↑ Peter Wardle. 1991
  4. ↑ C. Michael Hogan. 2009
  5. ↑ "Pseudopanax colensoi". www.taranakiplants.net.nz. Retrieved 9 January 2012.


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