Gingidia montana
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| Gingidia montana | |
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| Gingidia montana in Southland | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Gingidia |
| Species: | G. montana |
| Binomial name | |
| Gingidia montana (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) J.W.Dawson | |
Gingidia montana, or mountain aniseed, New Zealand aniseed,[2] koheriki, Māori anise, native angelica, or naupiro,[3] is a species of flowering plant,endemic to New Zealand.[2] It used to exist across the North and South Islands, but is now quite rare in the North Island due to heavy grazing by introduced herbivores.[2]
The leaves are green, gray underneath, and has 5-10 opposite leaflets.[3] The stout habit and large leaves and leaflets distinguish it from Gingidia grisea, and by the lanceolate secondary bracts (as opposed to broad-elliptic or long-acuminate).[2]
