Pseudopanax colensoi

Pseudopanax colensoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Neopanax
Species:
N. colensoi
Binomial name
Neopanax colensoi
(Hook.f.) Philipson (1965)
Synonyms
  • Nothopanax colensoi (Hook.f.) Seem. (1866)
  • Neopanax colensoi (Hook.f.) Allan (1961)
  • Neopanax colensoi var. montanus Allan (1961)
  • Panax colensoi Hook.f. (1852)
  • Panax colensoi var. montanus Kirk (1899)
  • Pseudopanax colensoi var. fiordensis Wardle (1968)
  • Pseudopanax colensoi var. ternatus Wardle (1968)

Pseudopanax colensoi, commonly known as the mountain fivefinger in English and orihou in Māori, is an endemic species to New Zealand. It is a shrub that can often grow into a small canopy tree, and is found in high altitude environments in its preferred areas around New Zealand. It is a member of the Neopanax clade, and is referred to by some sources as Neopanax colensoi.