Dracophyllum pronum
Dracophyllum pronum, commonly known as Trailing neinei, is a species of sprawling shrub endemic to New Zealand. It was first described by Walter Oliver in 1928 and gets the specific epithet pronum for its prostrate growth habit. In the heath family Ericaceae, it inhabits montane and subalpine areas and reaches a height of just 1–25 cm.[2][1]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Dracophyllum |
Species: | D. pronum |
Binomial name | |
Dracophyllum pronum | |
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References
- Venter, Stephanus (March 2021). "A taxonomic revision of the Australasian genera Dracophyllum and Richea (Richeeae: Styphelioideae: Ericaceae)". Australian Systematic Botany. 34 (2): 131–136. doi:10.1071/SB19049_CO. ISSN 1030-1887.
- de Lange, Peter. "Dracophyllum pronum". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Archived from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
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