Carmichaelia australis
Carmichaelia australis, or common broom,[4] is a species of pea in the family Fabaceae. It is native to New Zealand and found in both the North and South Islands.[2] Its conservation status (2018) is "Not Threatened" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[1]
Carmichaelia australis | |
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Illustration by Taubert (1891) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Carmichaelia |
Species: | C. australis |
Binomial name | |
Carmichaelia australis | |
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Occurrence data from AVH | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Carmichaelia acuminata Kirk |
Taxonomy and naming
The species was first described by Robert Brown in 1825.[2][3] The specific epithet, australis, means "southern".[4] The earliest collected specimen was collected by Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander in 1769 (AK102896) and is held in Auckland Museum.[5]
Synonymy
Carmichaelia solandri G.Simpson is accepted as a different species by ILDIS,[6] but not by Plants of the World Online,[2] nor by Allan (1961),[7] nor Heenan (1996).[8] (Heenan's extensive list of synonyms differs from that of Plants of the World Online.) See also: NZFlora Carmichaelia australis.
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: 58. OCLC 1041649797.
- "Carmichaelia australis R.Br. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- Brown, R. (1825) Carmichaelia australis. South-Sea Carmichaelia. The Botanical Register: Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants, Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment 11: 912, pl. 912
- "Carmichaelia australis". nzpcn.org.nz. New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- "Occurrence record: AK102896 Carmichaelia australis". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- "- ILDIS LegumeWeb". ildis.org. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- Allan, H.H. (1961). Flora of New Zealand. Vol. 1. Christchurch: Botany division, D.S.I.R. pp. 1–1085.
- Heenan, P.B. (1996). "A taxonomic revision of Carmichaelia (Fabaceae - Galegeae) in New Zealand (part II)". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 34 (2): 157–177. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1996.10410680. pdf
External links
- Carmichaelia australis occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- NZFlora Carmichaelia australis.
Media related to Carmichaelia australis at Wikimedia Commons