Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Gunnerales Takht. ex Reveal
Family
Gunneraceae
Genus
Gunnera L.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Gunnera hamiltonii Kirk, Trans. New Zealand Inst. 27: 347 (1895)
 Description

Dioecious herb. Lvs 2–7 cm long; lamina ovate to ovate-triangular, obtuse to truncate at base, not lobed, finely and evenly crenate, coriaceous, ± glabrous. Infructescence exposed above lvs. Drupes clustered or scattered on stalk, broad-pyriform, red; flesh closely attached to seed.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
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