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Prasophyllum elegantissimum Lehnebach

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Prasophyllum elegantissimum Lehnebach in Lehnebach et al., New Zealand J. Bot. 13 (online) (2025)
Prasophyllum elegantissimum Lehnebach
Lehnebach, C.A.; Alderton-Moss, J.; Shepherd, L.D. 2025: A new species of Prasophyllum (Orchidaceae) for New Zealand and lectotypification of P. colensoi. New Zealand Journal of Botany: 1–23 online (DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2025.2454582). (Published online: 03 Feb 2025)

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New Zealand
Political Region
Lehnebach, C.A.; Alderton-Moss, J.; Shepherd, L.D. (2025)

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Lehnebach
Lehnebach
Lehnebach, C.A.; Alderton-Moss, J.; Shepherd, L.D. 2025: A new species of Prasophyllum (Orchidaceae) for New Zealand and lectotypification of P. colensoi. New Zealand Journal of Botany: 1–23 online (DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2025.2454582). (Published online: 03 Feb 2025)
2025
13 (online)
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Prasophyllum elegantissimum Lehnebach
species
Prasophyllum elegantissimum
The epithet refers to the graceful and slender habit of the plant and its flowers. This feature was first noticed by Irwin and he referred to it regularly when comparing this species to P. colensoi.
Type: North Island: Tongariro, Horopito. Middle Road, West of Old [Coach] Road formation. 11 January 2001, B. Irwin s.n. (holotype: WELT SP123114)

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Asparagales
Orchidaceae
Prasophyllum
elegantissimum

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Prasophyllum B
Prasophyllum B
Lehnebach, C.A.; Alderton-Moss, J.; Shepherd, L.D. (2025)
Prasophyllum elegantissimum Lehnebach
Prasophyllum elegantissimum Lehnebach
Prasophyllum elegantissimum Lehnebach
Lehnebach, C.A.; Alderton-Moss, J.; Shepherd, L.D. (2025)
Prasophyllum elegantissimum Lehnebach

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Prasophyllum elegantissimum Lehnebach
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
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Etymology
The epithet refers to the graceful and slender habit of the plant and its flowers. This feature was first noticed by Irwin and he referred to it regularly when comparing this species to P. colensoi.
Lehnebach, C.A.; Alderton-Moss, J.; Shepherd, L.D. 2025: A new species of Prasophyllum (Orchidaceae) for New Zealand and lectotypification of P. colensoi. New Zealand Journal of Botany: 1–23 online (DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2025.2454582). (Published online: 03 Feb 2025)
typification
Type: North Island: Tongariro, Horopito. Middle Road, West of Old [Coach] Road formation. 11 January 2001, B. Irwin s.n. (holotype: WELT SP123114)
Lehnebach, C.A.; Alderton-Moss, J.; Shepherd, L.D. 2025: A new species of Prasophyllum (Orchidaceae) for New Zealand and lectotypification of P. colensoi. New Zealand Journal of Botany: 1–23 online (DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2025.2454582). (Published online: 03 Feb 2025)

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11 February 2025
11 February 2025
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