Dracophyllum viride W.R.B.Oliv.

Details

Name scientific

Dracophyllum viride W.R.B.Oliv., Trans. New Zealand Inst. 59: 699 (1929)

Preferred name

Dracophyllum sinclairii Cheeseman

Taxonomy reference

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

Nomenclature

Authors

W.R.B.Oliv.

Original authors

W.R.B.Oliv.

Publication place

Oliver, W.R.B. 1929: A Revision of the Genus Dracophyllum. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 59: 678–714.

Year published

1929

Publication page

699

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Dracophyllum viride W.R.B.Oliv.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Dracophyllum viride

Typification

Type: New Zealand. Mangonui County, Spirit’s Bay, Peria, 28 Nov. 1916. W.R.B. Oliver s.n. (lecto: WELT 33297!; isolecto: AK 105638!, WELT 13558!.), designated by Oliver (1952).

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Ericaceae

Genus

Dracophyllum

Species

viride

Descriptions

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

Dracophyllum viride W.R.B.Oliv.

Description

Much-branched shrub or tree up to 5 m. tall; branches rather stout, bark very dark brown; branchlets rather slender, reddish brown, lfy towards tips. Lvs thin, becoming patent. Sheath ± 10 × 6 mm., gradually narrowed to lamina or sts indistinctly shouldered. Lamina ± (4)-5-7 cm. × c. 5-6·5 mm. Racemes lax, 5-6-fld, slender, arising immediately below tufts of lvs on branchlets. Bracts thin, narrow, acuminate. Sepals acute, narrow, sparingly ciliolate. Corolla-tube c. 4 mm. long.

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Dracophyllum viride W.R.B.Oliv.

Dracophyllum viride W.R.B.Oliv.

Allan, H.H. (1961)

Dracophyllum viride W.R.B.Oliv.

Dracophyllum viride W.R.B.Oliv.

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

Dracophyllum sinclairii Cheeseman

Dracophyllum viride W.R.B.Oliv.

Dracophyllum viride W.R.B.Oliv.

Druce, A.P. (1980)

Dracophyllum sinclairii Cheeseman

Dracophyllum viride W.R.B.Oliv.

Dracophyllum viride W.R.B.Oliv.

Rawlings, G.B. (1972)

Dracophyllum viride W.R.B.Oliv.

Dracophyllum viride W.R.B.Oliv.

Venter, S. (2021)

Dracophyllum sinclairii Cheeseman

Collections

Determined name

Country

Geographic region

Indicative databased records

Dracophyllum viride W.R.B.Oliv.

New Zealand

North Auckland Land District

Notes

Note type

editorial

Note text

Druce (1980) rejects Dracophyllum viride and merges it into D. sinclarii.

Note reference

Druce, A.P. 1980: Trees, shrubs, and lianes of New Zealand (including wild hybrids): a checklist. Botany Division, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Lower Hutt.

Note type

typification

Note text

Type: New Zealand. Mangonui County, Spirit’s Bay, Peria, 28 Nov. 1916. W.R.B. Oliver s.n. (lecto: WELT 33297!; isolecto: AK 105638!, WELT 13558!.), designated by Oliver (1952).

Metadata

Record id

54d0c42b-91d0-49a0-b473-38fb6ce8000d

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

1 January 2000

Date last updated

27 January 2021

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