Tecomaria capensis
Environmental Weed (2024)
Common names
Cape honeysuckle
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Flower colours
Orange
Detailed description
Vigorous hedge plant with bright orange flowers, a strong tendency to ramble if left uncut, and ability to layer itself indefinitely away from the original hedge site.
Habitat
Terrestrial.
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Flowering
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Year naturalised
1958
Origin
South Africa
Reason for introduction
Ornamental.
Life cycle and dispersal
Perennial woody vine. Vegetative spread through layering. Seed capsules are occasionally formed and this some evidence that seed is viable. Capsules are freuqently produced but rarely carry viable seed. Wind dispersed.
Other information
Environmental Weed (2024)
This plant is named in a list of 386 environmental weeds in New Zealand 2024 prepared by DOC. 759 candidate species were considered for inclusion on this new comprehensive list of environmental weeds in New Zealand. The species considered were drawn from published lists of weed species, lists of plants that must be reported or managed by law if observed, existing national and regional programmes and agreements for pest management, and species already managed by the Department of Conservation (DOC). Candidate species were then assessed to see if they were fully naturalised and whether they have more than minor impacts in natural ecosystems. Read the full report here.
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
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