Biology:Carmichaelia stevensonii

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Short description: Species of legume

Carmichaelia stevensonii
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Declining (NZ TCS)[2]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Carmichaelia
Species:
C. stevensonii
Binomial name
Carmichaelia stevensonii
(Cheeseman) Heenan[3][4]
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Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[3]

Chordospartium stevensonii Cheeseman

Carmichaelia stevensonii, the cord broom or weeping broom,[1] is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in the north east of the South Island of New Zealand.[3] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Taxonomy

It was first described by Thomas Cheeseman in 1911 as Chordospartium stevensonii,[5][6] but was reassigned to the genus, Carmichaelia, by Peter Brian Heenan in 1998.[3][4]

Conservation status

The IUCN redlist listed it as "Vulnerable" in 1998 due to habitat loss.[1] Assessments under the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS), declared it to be "At Risk – Declining" (Dec) in 2018.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15528302 entry