
Griselinia
Griselinia is a genus of seven species of shrubs and trees, with a highly disjunct distribution native to New Zealand and South America. It is a classic example of the Antarctic flora. It is the sole genus in the family Griseliniaceae; in the past it was often placed in Cornaceae but differs from that in many features. The leaves are evergreen, smooth and glossy above, often paler below. The flowers are very small, with five sepals...
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first

New Zealand Broadleaf
speciesGriselinia littoralis
puka
speciesGriselinia lucida

Griselinia scandens
speciesGriselinia scandens

Griselinia racemosa
speciesGriselinia racemosa

Chilean broadleaf
speciesGriselinia jodinifolia

Griselinia ruscifolia
speciesGriselinia ruscifolia

Griselinia carlomunozii
speciesGriselinia carlomunozii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 200846.