Dracophyllum townsonii Cheeseman
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Dracophyllum townsonii Cheeseman, Man. New Zealand Fl. 420 (1906)
Dracophyllum townsonii Cheeseman
Nomenclature
Cheeseman
Cheeseman
1906
420
ICN
Dracophyllum townsonii Cheeseman
species
Dracophyllum townsonii
Classification
Descriptions
Dracophyllum townsonii Cheeseman
Shrub or tree up to c. 6 m. tall; branches stout, bark dark brown to almost black. Lvs in dense clusters towards apex of branches; sheath gradually narrowed into stiff coriac. lamina 15-30 cm. × 8-15 mm., very gradually narrowed into fine point; margins minutely serrulate-crenulate. Panicles arising below lvs, compact, drooping, 5-8-(10) cm. long; main stalk and branches stout. Bracts c. 4 mm. broad, abruptly contracted into obtuse tips. Fls crowded, subsessile; sepals ovate-oblong, obtuse Corolla ± campanulate; tube c. 4-5 mm. long; lobes oblong, obtuse c. 2-3 mm. long, strongly reflexed. Anthers distinctly exserted; style c. 5 mm. long, rather slender. Capsule slightly depressed, globose, c. (3)-4 mm. long.
Taxonomic concepts
Dracophyllum townsonii Cheeseman
Dracophyllum townsonii Cheeseman
Dracophyllum townsonii Cheeseman
Dracophyllum townsonii Cheeseman
Dracophyllum townsonii Cheeseman
Dracophyllum townsonii Cheeseman
Dracophyllum townsonii Cheeseman
Dracophyllum townsonii Cheeseman
Dracophyllum townsonii Cheeseman
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typification
Type: New Zealand. Paparoa Range, near the base of Mount Buckland. W. Townson s.n. (AK 6924, lecto.!; AK 6923!; AK 6925!; AK 6926!; AK 211642!; AK 211643! isolecto.!), designated by Oliver (1952).
Etymology
Named after William Townson (1850–1926), a pharmaceutical chemist and plant collector, especially in the South Island.
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1 January 2000
27 January 2021