Neopanax colensoi

Neopanax colensoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Neopanax
Species:
N. colensoi
Binomial name
Neopanax colensoi
(Hook.f.) Allan (1961)[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Nothopanax colensoi (Hook.f.) Seem. (1866)
  • Neopanax colensoi var. montanus Allan (1961)
  • Panax colensoi Hook.f. (1852)
  • Panax colensoi var. montanus Kirk (1899)
  • Pseudopanax colensoi (Hook.f.) Philipson (1965)
  • Pseudopanax colensoi var. fiordensis Wardle (1968)
  • Pseudopanax colensoi var. ternatus Wardle (1968)

Neopanax colensoi, commonly known as the Mountain Fivefinger in English and Orihou in Māori, is an endemic species to New Zealand. It is a shrub that can often grow into a small canopy tree, and is found in high altitude environments in its preferred areas around New Zealand.

  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2018). "Neopanax colensoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T135793090A135793092. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T135793090A135793092.en. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b Neopanax colensoi (Hook.f.) Allan. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 May 2023.