


Pratia macrodon Hook.f.

Details
Pratia macrodon Hook.f., Handb. New Zealand Fl. 172 (1864)
Nomenclature
Hook.f.
Hook.f.
1864
172
ICN
Pratia macrodon Hook.f.
species
Pratia macrodon
Classification
Descriptions
Pratia macrodon Hook.f.
Glab. subsucculent herb; stems and branches rather stout, creeping, rooting at nodes, forming small, us. rather dense, patches. Lvs approximate, subsessile. Lamina thick, ± 5-10 × 4-9 mm.; broad-ovate to suborbicular, cuneately narrowed or rounded to base; coarsely toothed in upper half. Fls fragrant, 10-20 mm. long, at first subsessile; peduncle elongating to 3-5-(15) mm. Calyx ± 5 mm. long, cut to c. 1/2 way; lobes narrow-triangular, attenuate; sinus wide. Corolla very pale yellow to white; tube cylindric, ± 10 mm. long, somewhat inflated towards base; lobes spreading, oblong to linear, often subapiculate, ± 5 mm. long. Berry globose, 6-9 mm. diam., purplish; seeds ∞, minute.
Pratia macrodon Hook.f.
Glabrous, semi-succulent herb, ± prostrate, forming small, dense, compact patches. Stems rooting at nodes, branched, rather stout. Lvs subsessile. Lamina ± 5-10 × 4-9 mm, broad-ovate to suborbicular, ± succulent, cuneate to rounded at base, coarsely toothed to nearly entire in upper part. Peduncle very short until after anthesis, eventually 3-5-(15) mm long, rather stout. Fls solitary, fragrant. Calyx lobes 2-3-(5) mm long, narrow-triangular; sinus wide. Corolla cream; tube cylindric, ± 10-13-(15) mm long, rather inflated towards base; lobes 5-9 mm long, linear-oblong to broad-oblong, spreading, often apiculate. Fr. 6-9 mm diam., globose, purplish.
Taxonomic concepts
Pratia macrodon Hook.f.
Pratia macrodon Hook.f.
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Metadata
1532d6f5-2bb0-4d17-96ce-5726757dbcfa
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
18 July 2011