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| |genus=Griselinia | | |genus=Griselinia |
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| |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | | |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 |
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− | | name = ''Griselinia''
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− | | image = Griselinia littoralis.jpg
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− | | image_caption = ''Griselinia littoralis'' foliage and flowers
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− | | regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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− | | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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− | | classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
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− | | ordo = [[Apiales]]
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− | | familia = Griseliniaceae
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− | | genus = '''''Griselinia'''''
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− | | genus_authority = [[Georg Forster|G.Forst.]]
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− | ''Griselinia carlomunozii''<br/>
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− | ''Griselinia jodinifolia''<br/>
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− | ''Griselinia littoralis''<br/>
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− | ''Griselinia lucida''<br/>
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− | ''Griselinia racemosa''<br/>
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− | ''Griselinia ruscifolia''<br/>
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− | ''Griselinia scandens''
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− | Griselinia (after Franc Griselini, Venetian botanist, middle of eighteenth century). Including Decostea. Cornaceae. Woody plants with large, glossy, laurel- like foliage, rarely cultivated in the South, and nearly hardy at Washington.
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− | Trees, shrubs or climbers from New Zeal., Chile and Brazil, with lvs. alternate, often unequal - sided, thick and leathery: fls. minute; in glabrous or pubescent racemes or panicles; calyx very small, 5-toothed, the petals 5, imbricated; stamens 5, with subulate filaments: fr. baccate, 1- or rarely 2-celled.—Six or seven species. Related to Garrya, from which it differs in the alternate lvs. Little cult, in Amer.
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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]]. |
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| 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]]. |
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− | 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. |
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| ;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. |
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− | The vernacular names are of [[Māori]] origin.
| + | ==Cultivation== |
− | *''G. littoralis'' - [[Kapuka]]; leaves 6-14 cm long.
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− | *''G. lucida'' - [[Akapuka]]; differs from ''G. littoralis'' in larger leaves, to 12-18 cm long.
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| + | ==Varieties== |
| + | The vernacular names from New Zealand species are of [[Māori]] origin. |
| + | *''[[Griselinia littoralis|G. littoralis]]'' - Kapuka; leaves 6-14 cm long. |
| + | *''G. lucida'' - [[Akapuka]]; differs from ''G. littoralis'' in larger leaves, to 12-18 cm long. |
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| ;South American species | | ;South American species |
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| *''G. ruscifolia'' - Argentina, Chile, southeast [[Brazil]] | | *''G. ruscifolia'' - Argentina, Chile, southeast [[Brazil]] |
| *''G. scandens'' - central and southern Chile | | *''G. scandens'' - central and southern Chile |
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| + | ==Gallery== |
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| + | ==References== |
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| + | <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> |
| + | <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> |
| + | <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> |
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| ==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''. | + | *{{wplink}} |
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