Biology:Dracophyllum acerosum
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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Dracophyllum |
| Species: | D. acerosum
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| Binomial name | |
| Dracophyllum acerosum Berggr.
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Dracophyllum uniflorum var. acicularifolium Cheeseman
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Dracophyllum acerosum is a species of shrub or small tree endemic to New Zealand's South Island. It was first described by Sven Berggren in 1877 and gets the specific epithet acerosum, meaning needles shaped, for its leaves. In the heath family Ericaceae, it inhabits mountain slopes, ridge lines and hillsides and reaches a height of 1–2 m (3–7 ft).[2][3] A 2017 assessment using the New Zealand Threat Classification System classified it as "Not Threatened", giving it an estimated population of more than 100,000.[1]
References
Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Assessment details for Dracophyllum acerosum Berggr.". Department of Conservation (New Zealand). 2017. https://nztcs.org.nz/assessments/33678.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 de Lange, Peter (2012). "Dracophyllum acerosum" (in en). https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/dracophyllum-acerosum/.
- ↑ Venter, Stephanus (March 2021). "A taxonomic revision of the Australasian genera Dracophyllum and Richea (Richeeae: Styphelioideae: Ericaceae)". Australian Systematic Botany 34 (2): 78–80. doi:10.1071/SB19049_CO. ISSN 1030-1887. https://bioone.org/journals/australian-systematic-botany/volume-34/issue-2/SB19049_CO/A-taxonomic-revision-of-the-Australasian-genera-Dracophyllum-and-Richea/10.1071/SB19049_CO.full.
Wikidata ☰ Q15375420 entry
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