Pleurophascum ovalifolium Fife & P.J.Dalton
![Pleurophascum ovalifolium, sterile shoot. Drawn from M.J.A. Simpson 8561, CHR 351331. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2015. [Image: 21SA]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/21SA/SysPortalThumb)
![Pleurophascum ovalifolium, calyptrae. Drawn from M.J.A. Simpson 8561, CHR 351331. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2015. [Image: 21SB]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/21SB/SysPortalThumb)
![Pleurophascum ovalifolium, section of mature capsule. Drawn from M.J.A. Simpson 8561, CHR 351331. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2015. [Image: 21SC]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/21SC/SysPortalThumb)
![Pleurophascum ovalifolium, capsule, dry. Drawn from M.J.A. Simpson 8561, CHR 351331. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2015. [Image: 21SD]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/21SD/SysPortalThumb)
![Pleurophascum ovalifolium, shoot with capsules. Drawn from M.J.A. Simpson 8561, CHR 351331. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2015. [Image: 21SE]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/21SE/SysPortalThumb)
![Pleurophascum ovalifolium, leaves. Drawn from M.J.A. Simpson 8561, CHR 351331. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2015. [Image: 21SF]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/21SF/SysPortalThumb)
![Pleurophascum ovalifolium, leaf apex. Drawn from isotype of Pleurophascum grandiglobum var. decurrens, J.H. Ardley s.n., Dec. 1949, CHR 513138. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2015. [Image: 21SG]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/21SG/SysPortalThumb)
![Pleurophascum ovalifolium, shoot details. Drawn from M.J.A. Simpson 8561, CHR 351331. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2015. [Image: 21SH]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/21SH/SysPortalThumb)
![Pleurophascum ovalifolium, shoot details. Drawn from M.J.A. Simpson 8561, CHR 351331. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2015. [Image: 21SI]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/21SI/SysPortalThumb)
![Pleurophascum ovalifolium, upper laminal cells. Drawn from M.J.A. Simpson 8561, CHR 351331. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2015. [Image: 21SJ]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/21SJ/SysPortalThumb)
![Pleurophascum ovalifolium, alar cells. Drawn from M.J.A. Simpson 8561, CHR 351331. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2015. [Image: 21SK]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/21SK/SysPortalThumb)
![CHR 513138 Type specimen of Pleurophascum grandiglobum var. decurrens Sainsbury. Creator: Kate Boardman. © Landcare Research 2012. [Image: 11TB]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/11TB/SysPortalThumb)
![Pleurophascum ovalifolium, sterile shoot. Drawn from M.J.A. Simpson 8561, CHR 351331. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2015. [Image: 21SA]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/21SA/SysPortalPreview)
![Pleurophascum ovalifolium, calyptrae. Drawn from M.J.A. Simpson 8561, CHR 351331. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2015. [Image: 21SB]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/21SB/SysPortalPreview)
![Pleurophascum ovalifolium, section of mature capsule. Drawn from M.J.A. Simpson 8561, CHR 351331. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2015. [Image: 21SC]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/21SC/SysPortalPreview)
![Pleurophascum ovalifolium, capsule, dry. Drawn from M.J.A. Simpson 8561, CHR 351331. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2015. [Image: 21SD]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/21SD/SysPortalPreview)
![Pleurophascum ovalifolium, shoot with capsules. Drawn from M.J.A. Simpson 8561, CHR 351331. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2015. [Image: 21SE]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/21SE/SysPortalPreview)
![Pleurophascum ovalifolium, leaves. Drawn from M.J.A. Simpson 8561, CHR 351331. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2015. [Image: 21SF]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/21SF/SysPortalPreview)
![Pleurophascum ovalifolium, leaf apex. Drawn from isotype of Pleurophascum grandiglobum var. decurrens, J.H. Ardley s.n., Dec. 1949, CHR 513138. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2015. [Image: 21SG]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/21SG/SysPortalPreview)
![Pleurophascum ovalifolium, shoot details. Drawn from M.J.A. Simpson 8561, CHR 351331. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2015. [Image: 21SH]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/21SH/SysPortalPreview)
![Pleurophascum ovalifolium, shoot details. Drawn from M.J.A. Simpson 8561, CHR 351331. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2015. [Image: 21SI]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/21SI/SysPortalPreview)
![Pleurophascum ovalifolium, upper laminal cells. Drawn from M.J.A. Simpson 8561, CHR 351331. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2015. [Image: 21SJ]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/21SJ/SysPortalPreview)
![Pleurophascum ovalifolium, alar cells. Drawn from M.J.A. Simpson 8561, CHR 351331. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2015. [Image: 21SK]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/21SK/SysPortalPreview)
![CHR 513138 Type specimen of Pleurophascum grandiglobum var. decurrens Sainsbury. Creator: Kate Boardman. © Landcare Research 2012. [Image: 11TB]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/11TB/SysPortalPreview)
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Pleurophascum ovalifolium Fife & P.J.Dalton, New Zealand J. Bot. 43: 877 (2005)
Pleurophascum ovalifolium Fife & P.J.Dalton
Biostatus
Nomenclature
Fife & P.J.Dalton
Fife & P.J.Dalton
2005
877
replacement name
ICN
Pleurophascum ovalifolium Fife & P.J.Dalton
species
Pleurophascum ovalifolium
The species epithet refers to the oval form of the vegetative leaves. This epithet was adopted since the leaf decurrency referenced in Sainsbury’s varietal epithet is obscure and difficult to observe.
Classification
Taxonomic concepts
Pleurophascum grandiglobum var. decurrens Sainsbury
Pleurophascum ovalifolium Fife & P.J.Dalton
Pleurophascum ovalifolium Fife & P.J.Dalton
Pleurophascum ovalifolium Fife & P.J.Dalton
Pleurophascum ovalifolium Fife & P.J.Dalton
Pleurophascum ovalifolium Fife & P.J.Dalton
Pleurophascum ovalifolium Fife & P.J.Dalton
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Notes
Etymology
The species epithet refers to the oval form of the vegetative leaves. This epithet was adopted since the leaf decurrency referenced in Sainsbury’s varietal epithet is obscure and difficult to observe.
Metadata
b86014f8-4b7e-4552-b1a3-324cb7962937
scientific name
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13 March 2002
20 February 2024
