Mazhar Botanic Garden

Meryta denhamii Seem

Pacific Puka

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Meryta
Species: denhamii
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000182
Common name: Pacific Puka
English name: Pacific Puka
Arabic name: اراليا سوداء
Native: Endemic to Pacific Island of new Caledonia
Country: New Caledonia
(PGR): Common

Grows about 3-6 m tall, leaves stiff, elongated, curved, appear in tufts at the ends of the branches flowers greenish yellow

Soil: Chalk, Sand and Loamy soil, preferably deep, draining

Ornamental plant

Oreopanax reticulatus (Linden ex BS Williams) LHBailey

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Texture: Chalk Loam Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds, semi wood cuttings
Flowering time: Late spring
Zone: 10 : 11
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen

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