Carmichaelia hollowayi
Carmichaelia hollowayi (common name Holloways broom)[4] is a species of pea in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in the South Island of New Zealand.[4][2] Its conservation status (2018) is "Nationally Critical" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[1]
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Description
C. hollowayi is a low-growing shrub (50–60 cm high), first growing as an erect shrub but later its stems trail and spread across the ground.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was first described by George Simpson in 1945.[2][3] The earliest record in AVH, CHR 45804 was collected by Simpson in 1937 somewhere in Otago.[5]
References
- de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Barkla, J. W.; Courtney, S.P.; Champion, P.D.; Perrie, L.R.; Beadel, S.M.; Ford, K.A.; Breitwieser, I.; Schönberger, I.; Hindmarsh-Walls, R. (2018). "Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 22: 24. OCLC 1041649797.
- "Carmichaelia hollowayi G.Simpson | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- Simpson, G. (1945). "COCKAYNE MEMORIAL PAPER, No. I. A Revision of the genus Carmichaelia". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. lxxv: 277.
- "Carmichaelia hollowayi | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- "CHR 45804, Australasian Virtual Herbarium, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria". avh.ala.org.au. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
External links
- Carmichaelia hollowayi occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium (Note:These points have been intentionally misplaced since this is a sensitive species.)
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