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Knightia excelsa, commonly called rewarewa (from Māori), is an evergreen tree endemic to the low elevation and valley forests of New Zealand's North Island and Marlborough Sounds (41° S)[3] and the type species for the genus Knightia.[4]
| Knightia excelsa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Knightia |
| Species: | K. excelsa |
| Binomial name | |
| Knightia excelsa R. Br. (1810) | |
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Rewarewa grows to 30 m tall, with a slender crown. The leaves are alternate, leathery, narrow oblong, 10 – 15 cm long and 2.5 - 3.5 cm wide, and without stipules. The flowers are 2 - 3.5 cm long, bright red, and borne in racemes 10 cm long. Produces dry woody follicles.
It was called New Zealand honeysuckle by early European settlers but the name has fallen into disuse in preference for the Māori name. Rewarewa flowers are a great source for honey production.
The rewarewa is noted for its timber, which is handsomely figured for interior work although not durable in exposed situations.[5]
References
- UniProt. "Species Knightia excelsa". Retrieved 28 June 2008.
- "Knightia excelsa". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 28 June 2008.
- Meylan, BA; BG Butterfield (1973). "Scanning Electron Micrographs of New Zealand Woods 2. Knightia excelsa R.Br". New Zealand Journal of Botany. XI: 201–12. doi:10.1080/0028825x.1973.10430273.
- "Knightia". Index Nominum Genericorum. International Association for Plant Taxonomy. 9 February 1996. Retrieved 28 June 2008.
- Metcalf, L. J. (Lawrence James) (2011). The cultivation of New Zealand trees and shrubs (Rev. and updated ed.). Auckland, N.Z.: Raupo. ISBN 9780143565611. OCLC 753700257.
External links
Media related to Knightia excelsa at Wikimedia Commons
Works related to On the Proteaceae of Jussieu at Wikisource
- The Royal Society of New Zealand (1989). "Family Proteaceae". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand (Volume 12 ed.). Wellington: The Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 28 June 2008.
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На других языках
[de] Knightia excelsa
Knightia excelsa ist die einzige Pflanzenart der Gattung Knightia innerhalb der Familie der Silberbaumgewächse (Proteaceae). Sie ist in Neuseeland heimisch, dort verwendet man die Trivialnamen in Māori „Rewarewa“ und auf Englisch „Honeysuckle“.- [en] Knightia excelsa
[es] Knightia excelsa
Knightia excelsa, "rewarewa" en idioma maorí, o madreselva de Nueva Zelanda ("New Zealand honeysuckle" en inglés), es un árbol perennifolio endémico de los bosques y valles de baja elevación de Nueva Zelanda en la Isla del Norte y Marlborough Sounds.[1] El rewarewa crece hasta 30 metros de altura, con una esbelta copa. Las hojas son alternadas, vellosas, estrechamente oblongas, 10 - 15 cm de largo y 2,5 - 3,5 cm de ancho, y sin estípulas. Las flores miden 2 - 3,5 cm de largo, rojas brillosas, y salen en racimos de 10 cm de largo.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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