Luzula banksiana var. orina Edgar

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Name scientific

Luzula banksiana var. orina Edgar, New Zealand J. Bot. 4: 171 (1966)

Preferred name

Luzula banksiana var. orina Edgar

Taxonomy reference

Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. 1970: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. II. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Monocotyledones except Gramineae. Botany Division DSIR, Wellington.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Authors

Edgar

Original authors

Edgar

Publication place

Edgar, E. 1966: Luzula in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 4: 159–184.

Year published

1966

Publication page

171

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Luzula banksiana var. orina Edgar

Taxonomic rank

var.

Canonical form

Luzula banksiana var. orina

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Juncaceae

Genus

Luzula

Species

banksiana

Descriptions

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

Luzula banksiana var. orina Edgar

Description

2n = 12

Description

2n = 12

Edgar, E. 1966: Luzula in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 4: 159–184.

Luzula banksiana var. orina Edgar

Description

Leaves 3—7 mm wide, usually flaccid and drooping, former season's leaves long persisting. Flowering stems (10)—20—40 cm long, equalling the leaves. Inflorescence of 10-20 many-flowered clusters c. 5 × 5 mm, peduncles unequal in length, 1-13 cm long. Flowers 2.5—3—(3.5) mm long; tepals with a central light brown stripe about \ width of tepals, membranous margins cream. Capsule light greenish brown to very pale brown.

Diagnosis

Folia pendentia. Inflorescentia e multis capitulis composita, ramulis pendentibus inaequalibus. Tepala pallidissima.

Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. 1970: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. II. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Monocotyledones except Gramineae. Botany Division DSIR, Wellington.

Luzula banksiana var. orina Edgar

Description

Lvs 3–7 mm. wide, us. flaccid and drooping, former season's lvs long persisting. Flowering stems (10)–20–40 cm. long, ± = lvs. Infl. of 10–20 many-fld pedunculate clusters c. 5 × 5 mm., peduncles unequal in length, 1–13 cm. long; subtending bract ± = or > infl. Fls 2.7–3–(3.5) mm. long; tepals with a central light brown stripe c. ⅓ width of tepals, membr. margins cream. Capsule light greenish brown to very pale brown. 2n = 12.