Carmichaelia stevensonii
Carmichaelia stevensonii, the cord broom or weeping broom,[1] is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in the north east of the South Island of New Zealand.[3] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Carmichaelia |
| Species: | C. stevensonii |
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Chordospartium stevensonii Cheeseman | |
Taxonomy
It was first described by Thomas Cheeseman in 1911 as Chordospartium stevensonii,[5][6] but was reassigned to the genus, Carmichaelia, by Peter Brian Heenan in 1998.[3][4]
Conservation status
The IUCN redlist listed it as "Vulnerable" in 1998 due to habitat loss.[1] Assessments under the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS), declared it to be "At Risk – Declining" (Dec) in 2018.[2]
References
- de Lange, P.J. (1998). "Chordospartium stevensonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T30488A9546933. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30488A9546933.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- de Lange, P.J. et al."Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017" (PDF). 2018. p. 29.
- "Carmichaelia stevensonii (Cheeseman) Heenan | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- Heenan, P. B. (1998). "An emended circumscription ofCarmichaelia,with new combinations, a key, and notes on hybrids". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 36 (1): 53–63. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1998.9512546. ISSN 0028-825X.
- "Chordospartium stevensonii Cheeseman | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- Cheeseman, T. F. (1911). "New Species of Plants". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 43: 175. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q115566421.
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