Dracophyllum pronum W.R.B.Oliv.

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Name scientific

Dracophyllum pronum W.R.B.Oliv., Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 59: 686 (1928)

Preferred name

Dracophyllum pronum W.R.B.Oliv.

Taxonomy reference

Venter, S. 2021: A taxonomic revision of the Australasian genera Dracophyllum and Richea (Richeeae: Styphelioideae: Ericaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 34: 1–205.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Authors

W.R.B.Oliv.

Original authors

W.R.B.Oliv.

Publication place

Oliver, W.R.B. 1928: A revision of the genus Dracophyllum. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 59: 678–714.

Year published

1928

Publication page

686

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Dracophyllum pronum W.R.B.Oliv.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Dracophyllum pronum

Etymology

Describes the prostrate growth habit of the plant.

Typification

Type: New Zealand. Blimit Mountain, above Arthur’s Pass, above 6000 feet [~1828 m], 29 Jan. 1928. W.R.B. Oliver s.n. (lecto: WELT 33206!; isolecto: WELT 33349!, WELT 33354!, WELT 33354 dupl.!, WELT 33359!), designated by Oliver (1952).

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Ericaceae

Genus

Dracophyllum

Species

pronum

Vernacular names

Language of use: English

Trailing neinei

Associations

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Associated organism

Association source

is host of

Psoroma paleaceum (Fr.) Timdal & Tønsberg

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

Descriptions

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

Dracophyllum pronum W.R.B.Oliv.

Description

Prostrate to trailing rather rigid shrub, branches stiff, bark blackish; branchlets short, bark reddish brown to dark brown. Lvs not long-persistent, aggregated towards tips of branchlets; sheath 2-3-(4) × 1-2 mm., membr., rather abruptly narrowed to coriac., lamina ± 5-12 × c. 1 mm., gradually tapering from base to obtuse or subacute thickened apex; margins very minutely serrulate. Fls solitary, terminal on lateral branchlets, not hidden by lvs. Lower bracts lflike, up to c. 5 mm. long. Sepals acuminate, = corolla-tube. Corolla-tube c. 4 mm. long, subcampanulate; lobes white, ovate-oblong, 1-2 mm. long, very obtuse, reflexed. Capsule 2-2.5 mm. long.

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

Dracophyllum pronum W.R.B.Oliv.

Description

2n = 26

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Dracophyllum pronum W.R.B.Oliv.

Dracophyllum pronum W.R.B.Oliv.

Allan, H.H. (1961)

Dracophyllum pronum W.R.B.Oliv.

Dracophyllum pronum W.R.B.Oliv.

Dawson, M.I. (2008)

Dracophyllum Labill.

Dracophyllum pronum W.R.B.Oliv.

Dracophyllum pronum W.R.B.Oliv.

de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2013)

Dracophyllum pronum W.R.B.Oliv.

Dracophyllum pronum W.R.B.Oliv.

de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2018)

Dracophyllum pronum W.R.B.Oliv.

Dracophyllum pronum W.R.B.Oliv.

Venter, S. (2021)

Dracophyllum pronum W.R.B.Oliv.

Collections

Determined name

Country

Geographic region

Indicative databased records

Dracophyllum pronum W.R.B.Oliv.

[Not available]

272

Dracophyllum pronum W.R.B.Oliv.

[Not available]

Fiord

Dracophyllum pronum W.R.B.Oliv.

[Not available]

Ruahine-Cook

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[Not available]

Western

Notes

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Etymology

Note text

Describes the prostrate growth habit of the plant.

Metadata

Record id

4adb1e0e-8ed3-4eec-98fd-4f49cb1d7c7a

Record class

scientific name

Record source

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Date added

1 January 2000

Date last updated

15 February 2021

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