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|familia=Griseliniaceae

| name = ''Griselinia''

|genus=Griselinia

| image = Griselinia littoralis.jpg

|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381

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|lifespan=perennial

| image_caption = ''Griselinia littoralis'' foliage and flowers

|life_ref=Wikipedia

| regnum = [[Plant]]ae

|Temp Metric=°F

| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]

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| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]

|image=Griselinia littoralis.jpg

|image_width=180

|image_caption=''Griselinia littoralis'' foliage and flowers

| genus = '''''Griselinia'''''

| genus_authority = [[Georg Forster|G.Forst.]]

| subdivision_ranks = Species

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''Griselinia littoralis''<br/>

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'''''Griselinia''''' is a genus of seven species of [[shrub]]s and [[tree]]s, with a highly disjunct distribution native to [[New Zealand]] and [[South America]]. It is a classic example of the [[Antarctic flora]].  

'''''Griselinia''''' is a genus of seven species of [[shrub]]s and [[tree]]s, with a highly disjunct distribution native to [[New Zealand]] and [[South America]]. It is a classic example of the [[Antarctic flora]].  

It is the sole genus in the family '''Griseliniaceae'''; in the past it was often placed in the [[Cornaceae]] (dogwood family, order [[Cornales]]), but differs from that in many features; recent genetic evidence from the [[Angiosperm Phylogeny Group]] has shown that it is correctly placed in the [[Apiales]].

It is the sole genus in the family '''Griseliniaceae'''; in the past it was often placed in the [[Cornaceae]] (dogwood family, order [[Cornales]]), but differs from that in many features; recent genetic evidence from the [[Angiosperm Phylogeny Group]] has shown that it is correctly placed in the [[Apiales]].

The [[leaf|leaves]] are [[evergreen]], smooth and glossy above, often paler below. The [[flower]]s are very small, with five sepals and stamens and a single stigma, but no petals. The [[fruit]] is a small [[berry]].

The [[leaf|leaves]] are [[evergreen]], smooth and glossy above, often paler below. The [[flower]]s are very small, with five sepals and stamens and a single stigma. Petals 2-3 mm long. However, the female flower of ''G.lucida'' has no petals. The [[fruit]] is a small purple oval [[berry]] 5-10 mm long.

;New Zealand species

;New Zealand species

The two New Zealand species are large shrubs or trees, from 4-20 m tall. Both trees are or can be [[epiphytic]] or [[hemiphytic]]. Though sometimes occurring on rocky outcrops or coastal cliffs G.lucida is almost exclusively so. The young tree  often colonizes amongst other epiphytes like [[Collospermum]] and [[Astelia]] high in the forest canopy, before growing aerial roots down the trunk of its host. Upon contact with the ground the roots can become large - up to 250mm thick, and are easily identified for their heavy length wise corrugations.  G.lucida seldom becomes a freestanding tree if having begun life epiphytically, and can often be seen to have collapsed where the host has died.

The two New Zealand species are large shrubs or trees, from 4-20 m tall. Both trees are or can be [[epiphytic]] or [[hemiphytic]]. Though sometimes occurring on rocky outcrops or coastal cliffs G.lucida is almost exclusively so. The young tree  often colonizes amongst other epiphytes like [[Collospermum]] and [[Astelia]] high in the forest canopy, before growing aerial roots down the trunk of its host. Upon contact with the ground the roots can become large - up to 250 mm thick, and are easily identified for their heavy length wise corrugations.  ''G. lucida'' seldom becomes a freestanding tree if having begun life epiphytically, and can often be seen to have collapsed where the host has died.

Epiphytic growth in G.littoralis is less common but does occur in wetter climates.

Epiphytic growth in G.littoralis is less common but does occur in wetter climates.

;South American species

;South American species

*''G. ruscifolia'' - Argentina, Chile, southeast [[Brazil]]

*''G. ruscifolia'' - Argentina, Chile, southeast [[Brazil]]

*''G. scandens'' - central and southern Chile

*''G. scandens'' - central and southern Chile

==External links==

==External links==

* Pictures of [http://www.chilebosque.cl/shrb/gjodi.html ''Griselinia jodinifolia''] and [http://www.chilebosque.cl/epiv/grace.html ''Griselinia racemosa''] from ''Chilebosque''.

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