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Gunnera masafuerae
About
Gunnera masafuerae, common name pangue, is a very large herbaceous plant endemic to Alejandro Selkirk Island in the Juan Fernandez Islands. It is the second largest species in the genus after Gunnera manicata. The blade, or lamina is up to 9 feet 5 inches (2.87 m) wide borne upon massive stalks, or petioles up to 4.75 inches (12.1 cm) thick; the thickest of any dicot. The inflorescence is a panicle composed of many tiny dimerous flowers, and is up to 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) long.
- Family
- Gunneraceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Gunnera masafuerae
- Slug
- gunnera-masafuerae
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Gunneraceae
- Genus
- Gunnera
- Species
- masafuerae
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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