Dracophyllum lessonianum
Appearance
Dracophyllum lessonianum | |
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Dracophyllum lessonianum growing near Lake Kaiiwi, Northland | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Dracophyllum |
Subgenus: | Dracophyllum subg. Oreothamnus |
Species: | D. lessonianum
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Binomial name | |
Dracophyllum lessonianum A.Rich.
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Dracophyllum lessonianum, commonly known as the gumland grass tree, is a species of tree or shrub in the heath family Ericaceae. It is endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. D. lessonianum was first described by the French botanist Achille Richard in 1832.[1][2][3]
Gallery
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Dracophyllum lessonianum in Awaiti, Waikato Region
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Flowers of Dracophyllum lessonianum
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Herbarium specimen from the Auckland War Memorial Museum
References
[edit]- ^ "Dracophyllum lessonianum". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ Ornduff, Robert (1963). Review of Flora of New Zealand. vol. I: Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones (PDF). pp. 66–68. JSTOR 41431639. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Flora of New Zealand | Taxon Profile | Dracophyllum lessonianum". Flora of New Zealand. Retrieved 21 December 2021.