Mountain Five Finger

Pseudopanax colensoi

Summary 3

Pseudopanax colensoi is a species of evergreen plant. 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. The maximum height of this plant is 5 meters and it is the preferred food of possums.

How to id 4

  • Shrub or small tree 5-6 m
  • Alternate leaves, palmately compound
  • 3-5 leaflets, sessile or shortly stalked, leaves form a wing along stalk, prominently raised midrib, coarsely serrate margin
  • Fruit yellow-green when ripe

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  1. (c) John Barkla, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), enviado por John Barkla
  2. (c) Rowan Hindmarsh-Walls, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), enviado por Rowan Hindmarsh-Walls
  3. Adaptado por Melanie Lapointe de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudopanax_colensoi
  4. (c) Melanie Lapointe, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)

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