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Libertia Spreng.

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Libertia Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 1, 127 (1824 [1825])
Libertia Spreng.

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Indigenous, non-endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region

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Spreng.
Spreng.
1824
1825
127
conserved
ICN
Libertia Spreng.
genus
Libertia

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Libertia

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Libertia Spreng.

Panicles laxly branched or with dense clusters of flowers, sometimes simple; sterile spathes foliaceous, floral bracts membranaceous. Flowers usually white, rarely blue. Perianth spreading; tepals free, the outer three (sepals) usually smaller than the inner three (petals). Stamens three, staminal filaments very shortly connate at the base, ± flattened; anthers versatile. Pollen ellipsoidal, monosulcate. Ovary 3- locular; style short with 3 ± keeled entire branches that spread between stamens. Fruit a subglobose to oblong or pyriform capsule. Seeds many, rounded to angular, ± reticulate-foveolate. Tufted, shortly rhizomatous or stoloniferous herbs of grass-like habit, wholly or almost completely glabrous. Leaves usually in flattened fans, connected by short or elongate rhizomes. Perennial (Moore & Edgar 1970).

Libertia Spreng.

2n = 228
n = 114
2n = c. 230
2n = 171
2n = 12x [c. 228]
n = 114

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Libertia Spreng.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Libertia Spreng.
New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
Libertia Spreng.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
Libertia Spreng.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District

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scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
4 August 2005
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