Gentianella bellidifolia (Hook.f.) Holub

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Name scientific

Gentianella bellidifolia (Hook.f.) Holub, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 3: 218 (1968)

Preferred name

Gentianella bellidifolia (Hook.f.) Holub

Taxonomy reference

Glenny, D. 2004: A revision of the genus Gentianella in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 42(3): 361–530.

Linked name

Gentianella bellidifolia (Hook.f.) Holub

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Glenny, D. (2004)

Nomenclature

Combination authors

Holub

Original authors

Hook.f.

Authors

(Hook.f.) Holub

Publication place

Holub, J. 1968: Einige neue nomenklatorische Kombinationen innerbalb der Gentianinae. Folia Geobotanica et Phytotaxonomica 3: 217–218.

Year published

1968

Publication page

218

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Gentiana bellidifolia Hook.f.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Gentianella bellidifolia

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Gentianaceae

Genus

Gentianella

Species

bellidifolia

Subordinates

Gentianella bellidifolia var. divisa

Vernacular names

Language of use: English

Mountain gentian

Synonyms

Descriptions

Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Gentiana bellidifolia Hook.f.

Description

Perennial with rather stout root, stock simple to multicipital; stems us. several to many, simple or branched, (2.5)-5-10-(15) cm. tall. Basal lvs ∞, crowded in rosulate tufts; lamina coriac., ± fleshy, ± 10-15 × 5-7 mm., elliptic-spathulate to narrowly obovate-spathulate, obtuse, narrowed to petiole ± 5 mm. long. Cauline lvs 3-4 similar smaller pairs, subsessile. Fls terminal, solitary or in 2-6-fld umbelliform cymes ± 4 cm. diam. Calyx 8-9 mm. long, c. 1/2 length corolla, cut at least 3/4 way into subulate subacute lobes, sinus narrow. Corolla 15-18 mm. long, rotate to subcampanulate, white with fine purple veins, divided at least 3/4 way into obovate-oblong obtuse lobes.

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

Gentianella bellidifolia (Hook.f.) Holub

Description

2n = 36

Description

2n = 36

Description

n = 18, c. 18

Glenny, D. 2004: A revision of the genus Gentianella in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 42(3): 361–530.

Gentianella bellidifolia (Hook.f.) Holub

Description

Plants polycarpic, height in flower 80– 230(–370) mm. Root 1.2–6 mm diam. at stem base. Caudex unbranched or branched, (15–)23–90 mm long, stolons absent. Flowering stems lateral only, 1–13 per plant, largest flowering stem 1.0–3.2 mm diam., 0.8–1.4 mm diam. when dry, green, tinted purple-black, or bronze, lateral flowering stems erect or decumbent, stem leaves 2–4 pairs per stem, lowest pedicels from halfway up flowering stem or near apex of flowering stem. Rosette of leaves present and distinct from flowering stem leaves, leaves narrowly elliptic, elliptic, rhomboid, or orbicular, 11–100(–140) mm long, (4.0–)4.2–12.5 mm wide, green or tinted purple-black, channelled, larger leaves V-shaped, leaf apex acute to rounded; petiole usually distinct, 7–27 mm long, 0.8–4.0(–4.6) mm wide at leaf base. Flowering stem leaves elliptic to narrowly ovate. Pedicels 1 per leaf axil, 1–48 mm long, 0.8–1.9 mm diam., 0.5–0.8 mm diam. when dry. Flowers 1–30(–45) per plant, 12–23 mm long, rarely female. Calyx 8.2–11(–13) mm long; lobes 3.8–7.0(–8.3) mm long, (1.7–)2.0–3.6(–4.2) mm wide at base, green or green tinted purple-black, crimson, or brown, plane, lobe apices acute, margins convex, smooth or minutely denticulate, hairs at calyx–corolla fusion line present or absent, hairs at lobe sinuses few. Corolla 15.6–22.6 mm long, white (in the South Island) or with veins coloured grey-violet (in the North Island), tube 3.4–6.0 mm long; lobes 11.1–17 mm long, 6.3–12.4 mm wide, hairs above sinus present; nectary 0.4–1.2(–1.4) mm from corolla base. Filaments 7.7–12.5 mm long from corolla base, (0.6–)0.8–1.4(–2.0) mm wide. Anthers 1.8–3.0 mm long, anther wall blue-black, mouth yellow, extrorse at anthesis. Stigma colourless. Ovules 16–60(–68) per ovary, ovary yellow in maturity, rarely turning blue. Capsule 17–24 mm long. FL (Feb–)Mar–Apr.