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Cunonia capensis

Auckland. Nov 2006.<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Stipules. Auckland. Nov 2006.<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

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Common names

African red alder, Butterknife bush

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Category

Vascular

Structural class

Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons

Flower colours

Cream

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Family

Authority

Cunonia capensis L.

Endemic family

No

Ecology

Year naturalised

2002

Reason for introduction

Drought and cold tolerant

Tolerances

Cold sensitive

Life cycle and dispersal

Long-lived tree. Reproduces by seed which is short-lived. Seed is dispersed by wind, gravity and water.