Leptinella pyrethrifolia (Hook.f.) D.G.Lloyd & C.J.Webb var. pyrethrifolia

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Name scientific

Leptinella pyrethrifolia (Hook.f.) D.G.Lloyd & C.J.Webb, New Zealand J. Bot. 25: 103 (1987) var. pyrethrifolia

Preferred name

Leptinella pyrethrifolia (Hook.f.) D.G.Lloyd & C.J.Webb var. pyrethrifolia

Taxonomy reference

Lloyd, D.G.; Webb, C. J. 1987: The reinstatement of Leptinella at generic rank, and the status of the 'Cotuleae' (Asteraceae, Anthemideae). New Zealand Journal of Botany 25: 99–105.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Authors

(Hook.f.) D.G.Lloyd & C.J.Webb

Original authors

Hook.f.

Combination authors

D.G.Lloyd & C.J.Webb

Publication place

Lloyd, D.G.; Webb, C. J. 1987: The reinstatement of Leptinella at generic rank, and the status of the 'Cotuleae' (Asteraceae, Anthemideae). New Zealand Journal of Botany 25: 99–105.

Year published

1987

Publication page

103

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Cotula pyrethrifolia Hook.f. var. pyrethrifolia

Taxonomic rank

var.

Canonical form

Leptinella pyrethrifolia var. pyrethrifolia

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Compositae

Genus

Leptinella

Species

pyrethrifolia

Synonyms

Descriptions

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

Cotula pyrethrifolia var. robusta G.Simpson

Description

Simpson's description is: "Similar to the species, but everywhere stouter. Stems 3 mm. diam. Leaves green, fleshy, 3 cm. long, 1 cm. broad, with a long sheathing base. Petiole equalling the blade, flattened 2 mm. broad; sheath membranous, 5 mm. broad. Blade ovate or broadly ovate in outline, closely pinnate or deeply pinnatifid, with 1-4 (3) pairs of obovate obtuse pinnae and a terminal one, occasional pinnae irregularly 1-3 lobed. Peduncles 5-7 cm. long, with 4-10 narrow-linear bracts with scarious tips. Heads 1·5 cm. diam."

Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.

Leptinella pyrethrifolia (Hook.f.) D.G.Lloyd & C.J.Webb var. pyrethrifolia

Description

n = c. 78

Lloyd, D.G. 1972: A revision of the New Zealand, Subantarctic, and South American species of Cotula, section Leptinella. New Zealand Journal of Botany 10: 277–372.

Cotula pyrethrifolia Hook.f. var. pyrethrifolia

Description

Leaves 1-pinnatifid, 0.5-4.0 × 0.3-1.0 cm, elliptic to obovate or broadly so; pinnae 1-4 pairs, up to 5 mm long, distant, obovate. Achenes golden-brown.

Lloyd, D.G. 1972: A revision of the New Zealand, Subantarctic, and South American species of Cotula, section Leptinella. New Zealand Journal of Botany 10: 277–372.

Cotula pyrethrifolia var. robusta G.Simpson

Description

Leaves us. simple, entire, linear, 0.5-2.5 cm × 1 mm, occ. with a single oblong lobe up to 2 mm long near apex on one or both sides. Achenes dark brown.