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Forstera L. ex G.Forst.

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Forstera L. ex G.Forst., Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 3: 184, t. 9 (1780)
Forstera L. ex G.Forst.
Glenny, D. 2009: A revision of the genus Forstera (Stylidiaceae) in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 47: 285–315.
Names_Fungi record source Forstera

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Indigenous, non-endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region
F. bellidifolia is endemic to Tasmania

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G.Forst.
L. ex G.Forst.
Forster, G. 1780: Decas Plantarum Novarum ex Insulis Maris Australis. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis 3: 171–186.
1780
184, t. 9
ICN
Forstera L. ex G.Forst.
Forstera sedifolia G.Forst.
genus
Forstera

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Asterales
Stylidiaceae
Forstera

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Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Forstera L. ex G.Forst.

Fls 1-2-(5) on slender peduncles; receptacle ± ovoid. Calyx-lobes ± equal, 5-(6); corolla subregular, tube short, lobes 5-(9), subequal. Column short, erect; stigma 2-lobed. Capsule 1-celled, opening at apex; seeds ∞, with lax testa produced at each end. Glab. perennial sparsely branched herbs with small, entire, imbricate, coriac. lvs; lf-bases persistent. Genus of a few spp. of N.Z., Tasmania, Fuegia. The N.Z. spp. apparently endemic, but very imperfectly studied, requiring cultural treatment.

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Forstera L. ex G.Forst.
Forstera L. ex G.Forst.
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Forstera L. ex G.Forst.
Forstera L. ex G.Forst.
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Stylidiaceae
Forstera L. ex G.Forst.
Forstera L. ex G.Forst.
Glenny, D. (2009)
Forstera L. ex G.Forst.
Forstera L. ex G.Forst.
Forstera
Mabberley, D.J. (2008)
Forstera L. ex G.Forst.
Stylidiaceae
Forstera L. ex G.Forst.
Forstera L. ex G.Forst.
Mabberley, D.J. (2017)
Stylidiaceae

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Forstera L. ex G.Forst.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
2 Link to an external page
Forstera L. ex G.Forst.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
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Forstera L. ex G.Forst.
New Zealand
Southland Land District
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Forstera L. ex G.Forst.
New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
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0f9cb7b6-254a-497e-aaf2-9182c40579a2
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
21 August 2018
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