Pseudopanax ferox
| Pseudopanax ferox | |
|---|---|
| 'Adolescent' toothed lancewood (P. ferox) with a mixture of adult and juvenile leaves. | |
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Genus: | Pseudopanax |
| Species: | P. ferox
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudopanax ferox | |
Pseudopanax ferox, commonly known as toothed lancewood or horoeka, is a small heteroblastic tree which belongs to the family Araliaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand, and is similar to the more common lancewood, Pseudopanax crassifolius, but with more prominently tooth-shaped leaves. The tree is sometimes called fierce lancewood, in reference to its fierce-looking saw-tooth shaped juvenile leaves.