Lophomyrtus bullata Burret

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Name scientific

Lophomyrtus bullata Burret, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15: 489 (1941)

Preferred name

Lophomyrtus bullata Burret

Taxonomy reference

Garnock-Jones, P.J.; Craven, L. A. 1996: The correct scientific name in Lophomyrtus (Myrtaceae) for ramarama is L. bullata Burret. New Zealand Journal of Botany 34(2): 279–280.

Linked name

Lophomyrtus bullata Burret

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Original authors

Burret

Authors

Burret

Publication place

Burret, M. 1941: Myrtaceen-studien 21. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 15: 474–550.

Year published

1941

Publication page

489

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Lophomyrtus bullata Burret

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Lophomyrtus bullata

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Family

Myrtaceae

Genus

Lophomyrtus

Species

bullata

Vernacular names

Language of use: English

Language of use: Māori

Ramarama

Synonyms

Associations

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Associated organism

Association source

is host of

Korthalsella clavata (Kirk) Cheeseman

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Korthalsella lindsayi (Oliv. ex Hook.f.) Engl.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Macromitrium gracile (Hook.) Schwägr.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Macromitrium helmsii Paris

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Pittosporum cornifolium A.Cunn.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Usnea Dill. ex Adans.

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.

Lophomyrtus bullata Burret

Description

Shrub or tree up to 6 m. tall or more; branchlets and young lvs hirsute. Lvs on petioles ± 2-5 mm. long; lamina subcoriac., c. 15-30-(50) × 10-15-(20) mm., broad-ovate to suborbicular, bullate, obtuse to acute or apiculate, us. reddish tinged in open (all forms may be on same plant). Fls axillary, solitary, ± 12 mm. diam., on ± hirsute peduncles c. 2 cm. long. Receptacle with 2 minute bracts at base, ± hirsute, ± 3 × 2 mm. Sepals obtuse to subacute, about elliptic-oblong; petals white, suborbicular, ciliate. Berry c. 4-8 mm. long, broad-ovoid, dark red to black; seeds ∞, reniform; testa hard.

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