Species
Ascarina lucida var. lucida
Etymology
lucida: shining
Common Name(s)
Hutu
Current Conservation Status
2012 - Not Threatened
Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2012
The conservation status of all known New Zealand
vascular plantVascular plant:
A plant that possesses specialised conducting tissue (xylem and phloem). This includes flowering plants, conifers and ferns but excludes mosses, algae, lichens and liverworts.
Taxa:
Taxonomic groups. Used to refer to a group at any level e.g., genus, species or subspecies.
at the rank of species and below were reassessed in 2012 using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). This report includes a statistical summary and brief notes on changes since 2009 and replaces all previous NZTCS lists for vascular plants. Authors: Peter J. de Lange, Jeremy R. Rolfe, Paul D. Champion, Shannel P. Courtney, Peter B. Heenan, John W. Barkla, Ewen K. Cameron, David A. Norton and Rodney A. Hitchmough. File size: 792KB
Previous Conservation Status
2009 - Not Threatened
2004 - Not Threatened
Authority
Ascarina lucida Hook.f. var. lucida
Family
Chloranthaceae
Brief Description
Small bushy tree of wetter forests. Leaves glossy, yellow green, with coarse black-tipped teeth on margins. Flowers pinkish, in sprays. Fruit small, white.
Flora Category
Vascular - NativeNative:
Naturally occurring in New Zealand (i.e., not introduced accidentally or deliberately by humans).
Structural Class
Dicotyledonous Trees & Shrubs
Synonyms
Ascarina lucida Hook.f.
Distribution
EndemicEndemic:
Unique or confined to a place or region, found naturally nowhere else.
Habitat
Coastal to montaneMontane:
Land between 300 and 800 metres above sea level.
Features
GlabrousGlabrous:
Without or devoid of hairs, smooth.
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Monoecious:
Having male and female flowers on the same plant of the same species.
Striate:
Fine longitudinal lines or minute ridges
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Lamina:
The expanded flattened portion or blade of a leaf, fern frond or petal.
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Coriaceous:
Leather-like; thick, tough, and somewhat rigid.
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Elliptic:
Broadest at the middle
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Oval:
Planar, shaped like a flattened circle, symmetrical about both the long and the short axis; about twice as long as broad, tapering equally both to the tip and the base. Synonymous with elliptical.
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Obovate:
Roughly elliptical or reverse egg shaped and widdest near the apex (i.e., the terminal half broader than the basal half).
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Obtuse:
Blunt or rounded at the apex, with the sides meeting at an angle greater than 90°.
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Acute:
Pointed or sharp, tapering to a point with straight sides.
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Serrate:
Sharply toothed with teeth pointing forwards towards apex.
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Spicate:
Arranged in a spike.
Alternate:
Attached singly at each node but changing from one side of a stem to the other.
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Sessile:
Attached by the base without a stalk or stem.
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Subtended:
Immediately beneath, occupying a position immediately beneath a structure, i.e., flower subtended by bract
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Serrate:
Sharply toothed with teeth pointing forwards towards apex.
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Deltoid:
Shaped broadly like an equilateral triangle.
Ovate:
Egg-shaped and widest at base.
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Acute:
Pointed or sharp, tapering to a point with straight sides.
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Bract :
A reduced leaf or leaf-like structure at the base of a flower.
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Lateral:
On or at the side.
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Anther:
The pollen-bearing portion of the stamen.
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Anther:
The pollen-bearing portion of the stamen.
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Stigma:
Female part of the flower that is receptive to pollen, usually found at or near the tip (apical end) of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil.
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Sessile:
Attached by the base without a stalk or stem.
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Ovary:
Part of a flower containing the ovules and later the seeds.
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Ovoid:
Oval; egg-shaped, with rounded base and apex.
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Drupe:
A stone fruit, the seed enclosed in a bony covering (endocarp) which is surrounded by a + fleshy layer (mesocarp)
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Similar TaxaTaxa:
Taxonomic groups. Used to refer to a group at any level e.g., genus, species or subspecies.
Ascarina lucida var. lanceolata which is endemicEndemic:
Unique or confined to a place or region, found naturally nowhere else.
Simple:
Of one part; undivided (cf compound).
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Filamentous :
Resembling a filament.
Monoecious:
Having male and female flowers on the same plant of the same species.
Gynodioecious:
A species population containing plants that produce bisexual (perfect) flowers, and plants that produce only female (pistillate) flowers.
Flowering
August - December
Flower Colours
Green,Red / Pink
Fruiting
January - May
Propagation Technique
Very easy from fresh seed and cuttingsCuttings:
Stems and\/or leaves taken from plants for propagation
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Threats
Not Threatened but very uncommon in the North Island
Chromosome No.
2n = 26
EndemicEndemic:
Unique or confined to a place or region, found naturally nowhere else.
Taxon:
A taxonomic group. Used to refer to a group at any level e.g., genus, species or subspecies.
Yes
EndemicEndemic:
Unique or confined to a place or region, found naturally nowhere else.
Genus:
A taxonomic rank of closely related forms that is further subdivided in to species (plural = genera). In a scientific name (e.g., Sicyos australis), the first word is the genus, the second the species.
No
EndemicEndemic:
Unique or confined to a place or region, found naturally nowhere else.
No
This page last updated on 6 Dec 2014