Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn

Details

Name scientific

Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn, New Zealand J. Bot. 9: 349 (1971)

Preferred name

Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn

Taxonomy reference

Raven, P.H.; Raven, T. E. 1976: The Genus Epilobium (Onagraceae) in Australasia: a Systematic and Evolutionary Study. New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Bulletin 216: 1–321.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Authors

(Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn

Original authors

Allan

Combination authors

P.H.Raven & Engelhorn

Publication place

Raven, P.H.; Engelhorn, T. 1971: New Taxa and New Combinations in Australasian Epilobium (Onagraceae). New Zealand Journal of Botany 9: 345–350.

Year published

1971

Publication page

349

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Epilobium pubens var. astonii Allan

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Epilobium astonii

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Family

Onagraceae

Genus

Epilobium

Species

astonii

Synonyms

Epilobium pubens var. astonii Allan

Descriptions

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

Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn

Description

2n = 36

Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. 1988: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. IV. Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. Botany Division DSIR, Christchurch.

Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn

Description

Erect, much-branched, clump-forming herb 9-25-(30) cm tall, the entire plant densely glandular-hairy and with erect eglandular hairs. Stems with glandular hairs all round. Lamina of lf narrowly obovate, 1.2-3.3 × 0.7-1.4 cm. Floral tube 1.8-2.8 mm deep, with a conspicuous ring of long hairs inside. Petals white, flushed with pink after pollination, 7.3-13 × 7-8 mm. Capsule with glandular and eglandular hairs, 2.9-4.2 cm long; fruiting pedicel 0.3-0.9 cm long.