Othonna capensis L.H.Bailey

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Name scientific

Othonna capensis L.H.Bailey (1901)

Preferred name

Othonna capensis L.H.Bailey

Taxonomy reference

Sykes, W.R. 2004: Succulents misbehaving in my garden. New Zealand Botanical Society Newsletter 75: 16–26.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Exotic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Sykes, W.R. (2004)

Nomenclature

Authors

L.H.Bailey

Original authors

L.H.Bailey

Year published

1901

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Othonna capensis L.H.Bailey

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Othonna capensis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Compositae

Genus

Othonna

Species

capensis

Vernacular names

Language of use: English

Little pickles

Descriptions

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.

Othonna capensis L.H.Bailey

Description

Trailing perennial, becoming somewhat woody toward base. Stems glabrous, much-branched, sometimes rooting at nodes. Lvs glabrous except for tufts of hairs at base, apetiolate, succulent, light green, reddish at apex, terete, obovoid-cylindric, entire, pointed, (7)-10-20-(25) mm long, scattered along stem or in whorls at base of infl. Capitula solitary or paired. Involucral bracts 8-9, ovate-elliptic to oblong, 4-6 mm long. Ray florets c. 10-15; ligules yellow, 3.5-8 mm long. Achenes not seen.

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Othonna capensis L.H.Bailey

Othonna capensis L.H.Bailey

Allan Herbarium (2007)

Othonna capensis L.H.Bailey

Othonna L.

Othonna capensis L.H.Bailey

Othonna capensis L.H.Bailey

Sykes, W.R. (2004)

Othonna capensis L.H.Bailey

Othonna capensis L.H.Bailey

Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988)

Collections

Determined name

Country

Geographic region

Indicative databased records

Othonna capensis L.H.Bailey

New Zealand

Canterbury Land District

Othonna capensis L.H.Bailey

New Zealand

Nelson Land District

Othonna capensis L.H.Bailey

New Zealand

North Auckland Land District

Metadata

Record id

bf80feef-ceba-43af-86a6-d9273b1c5381

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

1 January 2000

Date last updated

29 May 2009

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