Biology:Carmichaelia appressa
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Short description: Species of legume
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| Stems lying flat & flowers | |
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| Seeds still held by the plant | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Carmichaelia |
| Species: | C. appressa
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| Binomial name | |
| Carmichaelia appressa | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Carmichaelia appressa (common name prostrate broom)[4] is a species of pea in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in the South Island of New Zealand.[4][2] Its conservation status (2018) is "At Risk - Naturally Uncommon" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[1]
Description
Carmichaelia appressa is a "spreading, closely-branched plant... forming more or less circular mats to 2 m. diameter" which are closely pressed to the ground. It flowers in summer.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was first described by George Simpson in 1945.[2][3] A lectotype, CHR_45580_A was collected by Simpson in 1938,[5] in February from Ellesmere Spit, Canterbury.[6]
Habitat
Its habitat is "shingle beaches close to the sea".[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Barkla, J. W.; Courtney, S.P.; Champion, P.D.; Perrie, L.R.; Beadel, S.M.; Ford, K.A. et al. (2018). "Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017". New Zealand Threat Classification Series 22: 41. OCLC 1041649797. https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nztcs22entire.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Carmichaelia appressa G.Simpson | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:483927-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Simpson, G. (1945). "COCKAYNE MEMORIAL PAPER, No. I. A Revision of the genus Carmichaelia". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand lxxv: 263. http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/image/rsnz_75/rsnz_75_02_0351_0263_ac_01.html.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Carmichaelia appressa | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". http://nzpcn.org.nz/flora_details.aspx?ID=407.
- ↑ "Lectotype of Carmichaelia appressa G.Simpson (family FABACEAE)". JSTOR Global Plants. https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.chr%2045580%20a?searchUri=filter%3Dname%26so%3Dps_group_by_genus_species%2Basc%26Query%3DCarmichaelia%2Bappressa.
- ↑ "CHR 45580 A (Lectotype), Australasian Virtual Herbarium, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria" (in en-AU). https://avh.ala.org.au/occurrences/94d2bd36-82af-4961-acd9-e046d8f0f02d.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15528105 entry
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