Leptostigma setulosum (Hook.f.) Fosberg

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Name scientific

Leptostigma setulosum (Hook.f.) Fosberg, Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 33 (1982)

Preferred name

Leptostigma setulosum (Hook.f.) Fosberg

Taxonomy reference

Gardner, R.O. 1999: Systematic notes on Leptostigma setulosum (Rubiaceae). New Zealand Natural Sciences 24: 1–8.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Authors

(Hook.f.) Fosberg

Original authors

Hook.f.

Combination authors

Fosberg

Publication place

Fosberg, F.R. 1982: A preliminary conspectus of the genus Leptostigma (Rubiaceae). Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 33: 73–83.

Year published

1982

"stigma" (plural is "stigmata") is a Greek word, and neuter. Stearn p. 82 uses it as the example of all words ending in -ma, stigma is a neuter noun of Greek origin. 3rd declension neuter ending is –um.

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Nertera setulosa Hook.f.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Leptostigma setulosum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Rubiaceae

Genus

Leptostigma

Species

setulosum

Vernacular names

Language of use: English

Nertera

Synonyms

Descriptions

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

Nertera setulosa Hook.f.

Description

Slender, forming mats or open patches up to c. 3 dm. diam. Stems and branches clad in subappressed, flattened, stiff hairs; sts nearly glab., except in axils of petioles. Lvs us. in rather distant pairs on filiform petioles 2-4 mm. long; stipules truncate, us. glab., bearing 2-3 glandular teeth, forming a cuplike sheath. Lamina with stiff hairs on both surfaces, ovate to broad-ovate to broad-elliptic to occ. subrotund (several forms often on one plant), (3)-5-10-(12) × (3)-4-6-(9) mm., obtuse or sts subacute, rather abruptly narrowed to base; margins slightly thickened, ciliate. Fls protogynous, axillary and terminal, sessile. Calyx setulose; lobes us. obscure but sts evident. Corolla elongate, flaring at mouth, 8-10 mm. long; lobes 5, us. hairy, narrow- to oblong-triangular c. 2mm. long, acute. Anthers far-exserted, sagittate, drooping; styles far-exserted. Drupe setose, fleshy when young, dry when mature.

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