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five-fingers (Pseudopanax arboreus)
Photo: (c) Colin Meurk, some rights reserved (CC BY) (CC BY), via iNaturalist. Species-typical, not necessarily this cultivar.

five-fingers

Pseudopanax arboreus (accepted: Neopanax arboreus) · Araliaceae · all Pseudopanax records · also called Five finger, Whauwhaupaku

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The Pseudopanax arboreus file for pseudopanax arboreus binds on list recommendation. On pseudopanax arboreus, limited evidence sits across that pseudopanax arboreus row. The facts answer different questions on Pseudopanax arboreus. on list and limited evidence stay split for pseudopanax arboreus.

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Form
tree
Region
New Zealand
Rated in
Global; New Zealand
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Fire-resistant — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
Global; New Zealand

2. Why this plant is relevant here

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

How to read this page

The status above is computed from the cited rows below: independent recommendations can support a fire-resistant result, an avoid row can produce keep-away, and disagreement stays visible as conflict. Placement notes preserve each source’s own scheme rather than translating unlike rules into one scale. This is evidence about a plant, not permission to plant it in every part of the defensible space; Zone 0 remains noncombustible.

The evidence

Grouped by what each source concluded. Primary evidence rated the plant itself (a lab, field program, or original curation); corroboration compiled or republished another source's rating and resolves to its root lineage.

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Listed without a rating (18)
Corroboration (18 rows from 1 source)

  • FLAMITS: FLAMmability plant traiTS database — Dryad / Global Ecology and Biogeography · Dryad version 9 · original source Corroboration Trait database lineage: meta-aggregator

    18 cited rows from this source; its identity, lineage and tier are stated once.

    • Primary study Alam2020: Alam, M. A., Wyse, S. V., Buckley, H. L., Perry, G. L. W., Sullivan, J. J., Mason, N. W. H., . . . Curran, T. J. (2020). Shoot flammability is decoupled from leaf flammability, but controlled by leaf functional traits. Journal of Ecology, 108, 641-653.

      Shared row context: plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Alam2020-1; sampling ND.

      • “ignition frequency (%): 15.4”

        FLAMITS record 12; Ignitability measurement.

      • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 201”

        FLAMITS record 28; Combustibility measurement.

      • “burning duration (s): 0.77”

        FLAMITS record 44; Sustainability measurement.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 1.54”

        FLAMITS record 60; Consumability measurement.

    • Primary study Cui2020a: Cui, X., Paterson, A. M., Wyse, S. V., Alam, M. A., Maurin, K. J. L., Pieper, R., ... Curran, T. J. (2020a). Shoot flammability of vascular plants is phylogenetically conserved and related to habitat fire-proneness and growth form. Nature Plants, 6, 355-359.

      Shared row context: plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Cui2020a-1; sampling ND.

      • “ignition frequency (%): 33.3”

        FLAMITS record 1485; Ignitability measurement.

      • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 206.7”

        FLAMITS record 1679; Combustibility measurement.

      • “burning duration (s): 2.6”

        FLAMITS record 1873; Sustainability measurement.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 2.8”

        FLAMITS record 2067; Consumability measurement.

    • Primary study Mason2016: Mason, N. W. H., Frazao, C., Buxton, R. P., & Richardson, S. J. (2016). Fire form and function: evidence for exaptive flammability in the New Zealand flora. Plant Ecology, 217, 645-659.

      Shared row context: plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device muffle furnace; site Mason2016-9; sampling summer.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement.

        • “temperature at smoke (°C): 168.85”

          FLAMITS record 8496.

        • “temperature at smoke (°C): 186.88”

          FLAMITS record 8497.

        • “temperature at flaming (°C): 359.48”

          FLAMITS record 8711.

        • “temperature at flaming (°C): 263”

          FLAMITS record 8712.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement.

        • “temperature increase rate (°C/s): 48.72”

          FLAMITS record 8926.

        • “temperature increase rate (°C/s): 13.21”

          FLAMITS record 8927.

    • Primary study Wyse2016: Wyse, S. V., Perry, G. L. W., O'Connell, D. M., Holland, P. S., Wright, M. J., Hosted, C. L., ... Curran, T. J. (2016). A quantitative assessment of shoot flammability for 60 tree and shrub species supports rankings based on expert opinion. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 25, 466-477.

      Shared row context: plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Wyse2016-3; sampling ND.

      • “ignition frequency (%): 15.4”

        FLAMITS record 14372; Ignitability measurement.

      • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 74.1”

        FLAMITS record 14432; Combustibility measurement.

      • “burning duration (s): 0.8”

        FLAMITS record 14492; Sustainability measurement.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 1.5”

        FLAMITS record 14552; Consumability measurement.

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