Paratrophis smithii Cheeseman

Details

Name scientific

Paratrophis smithii Cheeseman, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 20: 148 (1887 [1888])

Preferred name

Streblus smithii (Cheeseman) Corner

Taxonomy reference

Connor, H.E.; Edgar, E. 1987: Name changes in the indigenous New Zealand flora, 1960–1986 and Nomina Nova IV, 1983–1986. New Zealand Journal of Botany 25: 115–170.

Linked name

Paratrophis smithii Cheeseman 1887 [1888]

Nomenclature

Authors

Cheeseman

Original authors

Cheeseman

Publication place

Cheeseman, T.F. 1888 ("1887"): Notes on the Three Kings Islands. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 20: 141–150.

Year published

1887

Year on publication

1888

Publication page

148

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Paratrophis smithii Cheeseman

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Paratrophis smithii

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Moraceae

Genus

Paratrophis

Species

smithii

Descriptions

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

Paratrophis smithii Cheeseman

Description

Shrub or tree up to 5 m. tall; bark dark brown; branchlets slender, flexuous; lenticels ∞. Lvs entire, dark green, coriac., 10-20 cm. long, up to 12 cm. wide, on stout petioles up to 15 mm. long; lamina ovate- to elliptic-oblong, obtuse to subacute, rounded to obliquely cordate at base; stipules lanceolate, caducous. Spikes solitary or paired, 5-12 cm. long, per.-segs 3-4 mm. diam., pubescent on back. ♂ with spreading segs; ♀ minute, in 2 irregular dense rows on flattened axis, segs appressed. Drupe globose, bright red, 8-9 mm. diam.

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Paratrophis smithii Cheeseman

Paratrophis smithii Cheeseman

Allan, H.H. (1961)

Paratrophis smithii Cheeseman

Paratrophis smithii Cheeseman

Connor, H.E.; Edgar, E. (1987)

Streblus smithii (Cheeseman) Corner

Metadata

Record id

3bb37387-9c7c-4da6-9eab-07d559b515d3

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

24 June 2002

Date last updated

23 March 2006

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