Biology:Carmichaelia nana
| Carmichaelia nana | |
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| Rangipo Desert, Waikato | |
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. nana
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| Binomial name | |
| Carmichaelia nana | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Carmichaelia enysii Kirk | |
Carmichaelia nana is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in both the North and South Islands of New Zealand.[4][2] Its conservation status in 2013 was assessed as "At Risk (declinining)" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, but in 2018 its risk under the same system became "Threatened-Nationally Vulnerable".[1]
Description
Carmichaelia nana is a dwarf, spreading shrub growing in a dense mat from 20 to 60 mm high and 0.5 m wide.[4]
Taxonomy
The species was first described by George Bentham as C. australis var. β nana.[3] It was raised to species level by William Colenso in 1864 in Joseph Dalton Hooker's "Handbook of New Zealand Flora".[2][3] The species epithet, nana, is a Latin adjective meaning "diminutive" or "dwarfed".[5]
Habitat
It is found from both lowland to alpine habitats in alluvial river beds, terraces, and moraines.[4]
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: 9. OCLC 1041649797. https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nztcs22entire.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Carmichaelia nana (Benth.) Colenso ex Hook.f.| Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:483956-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hooker, J.D. (1864). "C. nana Col.". Handbook of New Zealand Flora 1: 49. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53745472. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Carmichaelia nana | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". http://nzpcn.org.nz/flora_details.aspx?ID=1600.
- ↑ "A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin: nanus". http://www.mobot.org/mobot/latindict/keyDetail.aspx?keyWord=nanus.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q21246241 entry
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