Sophora tetraptera J.F.Mill.

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Name scientific

Sophora tetraptera J.F.Mill. (1780)

Preferred name

Sophora tetraptera J.F.Mill.

Taxonomy reference

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

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Original authors

J.F.Mill.

Authors

J.F.Mill.

Year published

1780

Publication page

t. 1

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Sophora tetraptera J.F.Mill.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Sophora tetraptera

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Leguminosae

Genus

Sophora

Species

tetraptera

Subordinates

Vernacular names

Language of use: English

Language of use: Māori

Kōwhai

Synonyms

Associations

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Associated organism

Association source

is host of

Caloplaca subpyracea (Nyl.) Zahlbr.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Teloschistes velifer F.Wilson

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

Descriptions

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

Sophora tetraptera J.F.Mill.

Description

Tree up to c. 12 m. tall, trunk up to 6 dm. diam. Branches spreading, young branchlets clad in fulvellous tomentum (juveniles not of divaricating form). Lvs up to 15 cm. or more long, with 10-20 pairs of lflts, sts more. Lflts 1·5-3·5 cm. × 5-8 mm., ovate to elliptic-oblong, clad above and below with silky appressed hairs, midrib distinct below. Fls up to 5 cm. long, in 4-10-fld racemes, golden yellow. Calyx 1-1·5 cm. long, clad in appressed silky hairs; standard c. 3 cm. long; wings c. 3·5 cm. long; keel c. 4·5 cm. long. Pods up to 2 dm. long, broadly winged; seeds 6 or more, yellowish, c. 7 mm. long.

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