Pterophylla sylvicola, known as tōwai or tawhero, is a medium-sized evergreen tree of the family Cunoniaceae native to northern New Zealand. It is formerly known as Weinmannia sylvicola.[1]
Pterophylla sylvicola var. betulina(A.Cunn.) Pillon & H.C.Hopkins
Weinmannia betulinaA.Cunn.
Weinmannia fuchsioidesA.Cunn.
Weinmannia sylvicolaSol. ex A.Cunn.
Weinmannia sylvicola var. betulina(A.Cunn.) Hook.f.
Descriptionedit
It grows to 15 m or more, with a trunk up to 1 m in diameter. Adult leaves are toothed and leathery, with up to five pairs of leaflets. Juvenile leaves are thinner and have up to ten pairs of leaflets. Flowers are small and pink or white, occurring in 8–12 cm racemes. Fruits are 4–5 cm capsules,[2] which release many tiny seeds that are dispersed by wind.[3]
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December 02, 2023
pterophylla, sylvicola, known, tōwai, tawhero, medium, sized, evergreen, tree, family, cunoniaceae, native, northern, zealand, formerly, known, weinmannia, sylvicola, tōwai, tawheroscientific, classificationkingdom, plantaeclade, tracheophytesclade, angiosperm. Pterophylla sylvicola known as tōwai or tawhero is a medium sized evergreen tree of the family Cunoniaceae native to northern New Zealand It is formerly known as Weinmannia sylvicola 1 Tōwai tawheroScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade RosidsOrder OxalidalesFamily CunoniaceaeGenus PterophyllaSpecies P sylvicolaBinomial namePterophylla sylvicolaSol ex A Cunn Synonyms 1 Pterophylla sylvicola var betulina A Cunn Pillon amp H C Hopkins Weinmannia betulina A Cunn Weinmannia fuchsioides A Cunn Weinmannia sylvicola Sol ex A Cunn Weinmannia sylvicola var betulina A Cunn Hook f Description editIt grows to 15 m or more with a trunk up to 1 m in diameter Adult leaves are toothed and leathery with up to five pairs of leaflets Juvenile leaves are thinner and have up to ten pairs of leaflets Flowers are small and pink or white occurring in 8 12 cm racemes Fruits are 4 5 cm capsules 2 which release many tiny seeds that are dispersed by wind 3 Range and habitat editTōwai occurs in forest and forest margins from North Cape south to the Waitakere Ranges west of Auckland 4 A closely related tree kamahi P racemosa replaces tōwai south of latitude 37 S 5 nbsp Foliage nbsp FlowersReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Weinmannia sylvicola a b Pterophylla sylvicola Sol ex A Cunn Pillon amp H C Hopkins Plants of the World Online Kew Science Accessed 17 April 2023 New Zealand plant conservation network Retrieved 2013 11 24 T E R R A I N Retrieved 2013 11 24 Flora of New Zealand Retrieved 2013 11 24 Flora of New Zealand W Racemosa Retrieved 2013 11 24 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pterophylla sylvicola amp oldid 1150383611, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
