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NZ Plants
Alseuosmia quercifolia - oak-leaved toropapa
Family Alseuosmiaceae
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Branch
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Stem
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Junction of stem and leaf base (leaf axil) with hairs
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Hairs in leaf axil, leaf removed
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Leaf, upper surface
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Leaf, Lower surface
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Leaf tooth, mature leaf
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Leaf teeth, juvenile leaf
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Flower arrangement
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Flowers side view, petal tube
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Sepals at base of petal tube
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Sepal hairs
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Top of petal tube with recurved tips of petals
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Petal detail
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Sectional view of flower, attachment of stamens to petal tube
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Nectary disc at base of style
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Mature fleshy fruit
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Alseuosmia quercifolia is a small sparingly branched shrub with glossy, variably shaped, toothed or lobed leaves and reddish stems.
Found in lowland forest in the North Island.
Vegetative characteristics |
Reproductive characteristics |
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Plant form: perennial herb up to 1 m |
Arrangement of parts: symmetric |
Flower size: 8-10 mm diam. X 10-15 mm long |
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Leaf form: undivided, variable shapes |
Sepals: 5 |
Leaf size: 50-100 cm |
Petals: 5, red, pink |
Leaf arrangement: singly on stem |
Sexuality: bisexual |
Leaf attachment: tuft of hairs |
Stamens: 4-5 |
Leaf margin: toothed to lobed to smooth |
Ovary: below petals |
Leaf surface: hairless |
Fruit: fleshy |
