Myosotis monroi Cheeseman
Details
Myosotis monroi Cheeseman, Man. New Zealand Fl. 469 (1906)
Myosotis monroi Cheeseman
Nomenclature
Cheeseman
Cheeseman
1906
469
ICN
Myosotis monroi Cheeseman
species
Myosotis monroi
Cheeseman’s epithet monroi honours Sir David Monro (1813–1877), Scottish settler to New Zealand who collected many plant specimens on the South Island, particularly from the Nelson area, and who sent specimens and correspondence to William J. Hooker of Kew (Godley 2003).
Type: South Island. Dun Mountain, Nelson, 4000 feet (1220 m), Cheeseman s.n. (lecto, designated by L. B. Moore in H. H. Allan (Ed.) Fl. New Zealand 1: 826 (1961): AK 7546!*; syn: NEW ZEALAND. South Island. Red Hills, Wairau Valley, Nelson, Jan. 1882, Cheeseman s.n. (AK 7545!); South Island. Dun Mountains, s. dat., leg. ign. s. n. (Herb. T.F. Cheeseman, Ex Col. Museum: AK 7544!); South Island. Dun Mountains, 29 Nov. 1853, Monro s.n. (K000787880!); South Island. Nelson, Dun Mountain, Nov. 1861, Travers 33 (K000787879!).
Classification
Descriptions
Myosotis monroi Cheeseman
Rosette-lvs c. 4 × 0·4 cm., spathulate, petiole narrow and c. = lamina-length, tip obtuse or apiculate; hairs short, straight, appressed, not overlapping, almost lacking on undersurface. Lateral branches ascending to erect, c. 8-10-(15) cm. long, Ifless below cyme, lower internodes < lvs. Stem-lvs c. 15 × 3 mm., narrow-elliptic, subacute, ± sessile; hairs on upper surface longer and softer than on rosette-lvs, on margins long, on undersurface few, stiff and short. Cymes us. forked, ebracteate, many-fld, 1-2 cm. long, internodes and pedicels very short. Calyx c. 5 mm. long, lobes c. 1/2 length, rather broad and subacute; hairs on lobes stiff, straight and sparse, towards base a few long and hooked, many very short, straight, appressed. Corolla yellow, almost salverform, c. 6 mm. diam., tube c. 5 mm. long, flaring slightly at mouth, where scales are narrow and raised, lobes spreading, up to 3 mm. long, narrow-oval; filaments long and conspicuous, standing well above corolla, anthers c. 1 mm. long, versatile; style c. 2 × calyx in fr., stigma capitate. Nutlets?
Myosotis monroi Cheeseman
Rosette lvs spathulate; hairs short, straight, appressed, not overlapping, abaxially few or 0. Lateral branches ascending; stem lvs > lower internodes, narrow-elliptic, with long softer hairs fringing margin. Cymes ebracteate, many-flowered, compact. Calyx hairs stiff, straight, sparse, a few hooked. Corolla yellow, c. 6 mm diam.; tube flaring slightly at mouth; filaments long, conspicuous, standing well above corolla.
Taxonomic concepts
Myosotis monroi Cheeseman
Myosotis monroi Cheeseman
Myosotis monroi Cheeseman
Myosotis monroi Cheeseman
Myosotis monroi Cheeseman
Myosotis monroi Cheeseman
Myosotis monroi Cheeseman
Myosotis monroi Cheeseman
Collections
Notes
typification
Type: South Island. Dun Mountain, Nelson, 4000 feet (1220 m), Cheeseman s.n. (lecto, designated by L. B. Moore in H. H. Allan (Ed.) Fl. New Zealand 1: 826 (1961): AK 7546!*; syn: NEW ZEALAND. South Island. Red Hills, Wairau Valley, Nelson, Jan. 1882, Cheeseman s.n. (AK 7545!); South Island. Dun Mountains, s. dat., leg. ign. s. n. (Herb. T.F. Cheeseman, Ex Col. Museum: AK 7544!); South Island. Dun Mountains, 29 Nov. 1853, Monro s.n. (K000787880!); South Island. Nelson, Dun Mountain, Nov. 1861, Travers 33 (K000787879!).
Etymology
Cheeseman’s epithet monroi honours Sir David Monro (1813–1877), Scottish settler to New Zealand who collected many plant specimens on the South Island, particularly from the Nelson area, and who sent specimens and correspondence to William J. Hooker of Kew (Godley 2003).
Metadata
6556b75f-e465-4273-a5c1-d18f100ebd3f
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
24 May 2021