Neopanax colensoi

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]

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)

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

Line notes
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  1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. 2018. Neopanax colensoi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T135793090A135793092. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T135793090A135793092.en. Accessed 13 May 2023.
  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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