Pimelea traversii

Pimelea traversii is a species of shrub in the family Thymelaeaceae. It is native to New Zealand.[3] The specific epithet traversii is in honor of naturalist Henry H. Travers (1844-1928), son of William Thomas Locke Travers.[4]

Pimelea traversii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Pimelea
Species:
P. traversii
Binomial name
Pimelea traversii

Description

The shrub grows bushy. Its branches grow tall and erect. It grows up to 60 cm (2 ft 0 in) tall, with hairy white and pink flowers that flower from October to April. It can be found on arenite, rock outcrops, and stable stone fields.[1]

This species is one of several within its genus that plays host to the endemic moth Notoreas elegans.[5]

References

  1. "Pimelea traversii subsp. traversii". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  2. Hooker, J.D. (1864). Handbook of the New Zealand Flora. p. 243.
  3. "Pimelea traversii". iNaturalist. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  4. Bubelis, Walt (Winter 2013). "New Zealand Plants and their Collectors" (PDF). Washington Park Arboretum Bulletin: 24–25. ISSN 1046-8749. OCLC 487128332. Retrieved 7 February 2018. He not only helped create the Wellington Botanic Garden but saw his passionate love of nature picked up by his son Henry (1844 -1928), who became a naturalist and professional collector. Henry Travers is responsible for the names Pseudowintera traversii, Veronica traversii, and Pimelea traversii.
  5. "Invertebrate herbivore biodiversity assessment". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
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