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NZ Plants
Pouzolzia australis - Kermadec tree nettle
Nettle family: Urticaceae
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Branch
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Stem
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Stem hairs
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Leaf-stem, stipule
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Leaf, upper surface
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Leaf hairs, inclusions
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Leaf, hair detail
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Leaf, lower surface
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Leaf hairs
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Leaf, short hairs
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Leaf, long and short hairs
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Male Flower arrangement
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Male flower
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Female Flower arrangement
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Female flower
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Female flower, green tepals surround the ovary
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Single-seeded dry fruit with sepals
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Pouzolzia australis is a shrub with handsome oval leaves with pointed tips, slightly wrinkled surfaces and toothed margins. Both stems and leaves have a dense covering of soft silvery hairs. Very small flowers are compactly arranged in clusters at the base of leaves. Formerly known as Boehmeria dealbata. A pan tropical genus of about 35 species named after the French botanist and plant collector Pierre Marie Casimir de Pouzolz (1785-1858).
Found in the Kermadec Islands, Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island.
Vegetative characteristics |
Reproductive characteristics |
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Plant form: shrub up to 8 m |
Flower symmetry: symmetric |
Leaf form: undivided, ovate-lanceolate |
Flower size: 1-2 mm diam. |
Leaf size: 70-150 mm |
Tepals (sepals indistinguishable from petals): 3-5, green |
Leaf arrangement: alternate |
Sexuality: unisexual on different plants |
Leaf attachment: stipule |
Stamens: 3-5 |
Leaf margin: toothed |
Ovary: above tepals |
Leaf surface: hairs |
Fruit: dry |
