View source for Gunnera ← Gunnera You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Gunnera |accepted_authority=Linnaeus |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Syst. Nat. ed. |place=12, 2: 587, 597. 1767 |year=1767 }} |common_names=Chilean rhubarb;gunnère du Chili |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Gunneraceae;Gunnera |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Gunneraceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Gunnera]]</div></div> |etymology=For John Ernest Gunner, 1718–1773, Norwegian bishop and botanist |volume=Volume 10 |mention_page= |treatment_page= }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="rhizome orientation"><b>Rhizomes </b>± horizontal;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="scale some measurement;scale shape">scales 10–20 cm, laciniate.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="petiole fixation"><b>Leaves:</b> petiole attached to rhizome;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="blade shape">blade ± orbiculate [reniform].</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="spike density;spike fragility or size;spike shape"><b>Spikes </b>dense, stout, ± conic.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="flower architecture"><b>Flowers </b>sessile or pedicel as long as ovary;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="sepal coloration">sepals green;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="stigma arrangement or course or shape;stigma size">stigmas linear, slender.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties=""><b>Drupes </b>ovate to oblong.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="drupe shape;drupe shape;drupe shape;x chromosome quantity;x chromosome quantity">x = 12, 17.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=North America;Mexico;Central America;South America;also in w Europe;Pacific Islands |introduced=true |discussion=<p>Species 35–50 (1 in the flora).</p><!-- --><p>In addition to Gunnera tinctoria, the smaller South American species G. manicata Linden ex Delchevalerie is cultivated along the Pacific Coast and has been noted as persisting in abandoned gardens in the Fraser River delta region, British Columbia; there is no evidence of self-sown populations (S. F. Lomer, pers. comm.).</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Gunnera |authority=Linnaeus |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Gunneraceae |distribution=North America;Mexico;Central America;South America;also in w Europe;Pacific Islands |introduced=true |reference=None |publication title=Syst. Nat. ed. |publication year=1767 |special status= |source xml= |genus=Gunnera |blade shape=orbiculate |drupe shape=ovate;oblong |flower architecture=sessile |petiole fixation=attached |rhizome orientation=horizontal |scale shape=laciniate |scale some measurement=10cm;20cm |sepal coloration=green |spike density=dense |spike fragility or size=stout |spike shape=conic |stigma arrangement or course or shape=linear |stigma size=slender |x chromosome quantity=17;12 }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Gunneraceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Gunneraceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Return to Gunnera.