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Gunnera monoica

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.

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Gunnera monoica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Gunnerales
Family: Gunneraceae
Genus: Gunnera
Species:
G. monoica
Binomial name
Gunnera monoica
Raoul, E. (1844) 1
Synonyms

Gunnera mixta Kirk

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

Description

G. monoica flowers between October and November, and produces fruit from December until February.3 The flowers are greenish,4 and the fruit is barrel shaped and white in colour (although some varieties may have purple or red flecks).3 The leaves have a rounded appearance and either a corrugated or spiky margin. 5 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.6 It is evergreen.4

Range

Gunnera monoica is native to New Zealand.78 It can be found on damp banks and old road cuttings.4

Bibliography

Bibliography

  • 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

References

  1. "Gunnera monoica Raoul (1844)". Landcare Research New Zealand. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  2. Armitage 2012, pp. 49.
  3. "Gunnera monoica Raoul". New Zealand Flora. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  4. Moore, L. B.; Irwin, J. B. (1978). The Oxford Book of New Zealand Plants. Oxford University Press. p. 56. ISBN 0195580354.
  5. Stock 2002, pp. 13.
  6. "Gunnera mixta". Alpine Garden Society. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  7. "Gunnera mixta Kirk | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".
  8. "Gunnera mixta Kirk [family GUNNERACEAE]".