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NZ Plants
Dysoxylum spectabile - kohekohe, New Zealand mahogany
Mahogany family: Meliaceae
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Tree
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Branch. One leaf is shown with 3 pairs of leaflets and 1 terminal leaflet.
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Stem
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Stem, hair
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Stem, leaves with swollen bases join alternately.
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Leaf midrib, leaf stalks (petioles) join in pairs
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Leaf axis, hair
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Leaflet, upper surface
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Leaflet, lower surface
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Young leaf with pairs leaflets
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Young leaflet, long filamentous hairs and short glandular hairs.
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Groups of flowers emerge directly from the trunk
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Flower arrangement
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Flower bud, side view with short sepals and long, erect petals
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Flower, green sepals
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Flower, sepal hairs
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Open flower, side view with horizontal petals around a vertical collar of fused stamens
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Stamen collar from above. Anthers with pollen are attached to the inside of the collar. A central style extends up from the ovary terminating in a disc-like stigma
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Male flower in sectional view, petals removed. The stamen collar is long and narrow with anthers attached to the inside. The ovary is surrounded by a short cup-like disc (orange).
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Female flower in sectional view, petals removed. Stamen collar is short and broad.
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The green fruit splits open to expose bright red seeds
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Fruit, sectional view. A bright red fleshy aril surrounds much of each seed.
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Seed partially covered with fleshy aril.
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Dysoxylum spectabile is a large tree with a stout trunk and spreading canopy. It is easily distinguished by its large dark green and glossy leaflets and clusters of large white flowers that appear directly from the trunk and branches in early winter. A genus of about 80 mostly tropical species that is widely distributed including the Indian subcontinent, southern China and SE Asia and the western Pacific.
An endemic species found in coastal forest from the North Island to the northern portion of the South Island.
More on kohekohe: Takana Newsletter
Vegetative characteristics |
Reproductive characteristics |
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Plant form: tree up to 17 m |
Arrangement of parts: symmetric |
Flower size: 20-30 mm diam. |
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Leaf form: divided into 3-4 pairs of leaflets |
Sepals: 4-5 |
Leaf size: leaf 20-40 cm; leaflets 7-15 cm |
Petals: 4- 5, white |
Leaf arrangement: singly along stem |
Sexuality: unisexual |
Leaf attachment: |
Stamens: 8-10 |
Leaf margin: undulate |
Ovary: above petals |
Leaf surface: hairless |
Fruit: fleshy |