Forest Vines to Snow Tussocks: The Story of New Zealand Plants

Cauliflory

Cauliflory

The flowers of the tree fuchsia ( Fuchsia excorticata) are mostly produced towards the ends of woody branches, but sometimes appear directly on the trunk.

Two rare species on the Three Kings Islands, Tecomanthe speciosa and Pennantia baylisiana are also cauliflorous.

In the species of Myrsine, Melicytus (Fig. 17) the liane Metrosideros diffusa and M. parkinsonii, the flowers arise on woody twigs towards the tips of branches, a less extreme condition often known as ramiflory.