Ranunculus recens Kirk

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Name scientific

Ranunculus recens Kirk, Stud. Fl. New Zealand 13 (1899)

Preferred name

Ranunculus recens Kirk

Taxonomy reference

de Lange, P.J.; Murray, B.G. 2008: Ranunculus ranceorum, a new name and rank for Ranunculus recens var. lacustris G.Simpson, an elusive, rarely seen buttercup of the Fiordland lakes, South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 46: 1–11.

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Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

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Biostatus source

Comment

Endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Authors

Kirk

Original authors

Kirk

Publication place

Kirk,T. 1899: The Students' Flora of New Zealand and the Outlying Islands. Government Printer, Wellington, N.Z.

Year published

1899

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Nomenclatural code

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Basionym

Ranunculus recens Kirk

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Ranunculus recens

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ranunculales

Family

Ranunculaceae

Genus

Ranunculus

Species

recens

Subordinates

Synonyms

Ranunculus recens Kirk var. recens

Descriptions

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

Ranunculus recens Kirk

Description

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

Ranunculus recens Kirk

Description

2n = 48

Description

2n = 48

Description

2n = 48

Description

2n = 48

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.

Ranunculus recens Kirk

Description

Tufted perennial, to 5 cm tall; rhizome 0. Lvs orbicular or ovate, often dark-blotched, usually 3-lobed to about 1/2 way, rarely entire; lobes crenate or shallowly pinnatifid, sparsely hairy, especially on margins and petiole, or rarely glabrous, 8-15 mm diam.; petiole broad and flat. Fls solitary, sessile or on very short hairy scapes, 5-10 mm diam. Sepals spreading, sparsely hairy. Petals 5, yellow, linear-oblong; nectary single, c. 0.5 mm from petal base, with a very small scale. Receptacle hairy. Achenes 30-60, somewhat flattened, glabrous, brick red with dark tips; body 1.5-2 mm long; beak curved, c. 0.5 mm long.