Griselinia lucida
| Griselinia lucida | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Griseliniaceae |
| Genus: | Griselinia |
| Species: | G. lucida |
| Binomial name | |
| Griselinia lucida G.Forst. | |
Griselinia lucida, commonly known as puka, akapuka or shining broadleaf, is an epiphytic plant native to New Zealand. G. lucida naturally occurs in wet, lowland forests and open or rocky coastal environments mostly in the North Island of New Zealand, and restricted areas of the South Island.[1][2]
G. lucida has large, asymmetrical, shiny, dark-green leaves. It has distinctive fluted roots that descend down from the host trees the plant is growing in.[3]
References
- ↑ "Griselinia lucida (Shining broadleaf, Akapuka)". Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ↑ Bryan, Catherine; Clarkson, Bruce; Clearwater, Michael (2011). "Biological flora of New Zealand 12: Griselinia lucida, puka, akapuka, akakōpuka, shining broadleaf". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 49 (4): 461–479. doi:10.1080/0028825x.2011.603342. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ↑ "Vegetative features of Griselinia lucida— A New Zealand shrub Epiphyte". Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
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