Carmichaelia nana
| Carmichaelia nana | |
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| Rangipo Desert, Waikato | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Carmichaelia |
| Species: | C. nana |
| Binomial name | |
| Carmichaelia nana | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Carmichaelia enysii Kirk | |
Carmichaelia nana is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in both the North and South Islands of New Zealand.[4][2] Its conservation status in 2013 was assessed as "At Risk (declinining)" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, but in 2018 its risk under the same system became "Threatened-Nationally Vulnerable".[1]
Description
Carmichaelia nana is a dwarf, spreading shrub growing in a dense mat from 20 to 60 mm high and 0.5 m wide.[4]
Taxonomy
The species was first described by George Bentham as C. australis var. β nana.[3] It was raised to species level by William Colenso in 1864 in Joseph Dalton Hooker's "Handbook of New Zealand Flora".[2][3] The species epithet, nana, is a Latin adjective meaning "diminutive" or "dwarfed".[5]
Habitat
It is found from both lowland to alpine habitats in alluvial river beds, terraces, and moraines.[4]
References
- ^ a b 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: 9. OCLC 1041649797.
- ^ a b c d "Carmichaelia nana (Benth.) Colenso ex Hook.f.| Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ a b c Hooker, J.D. (1864). "C. nana Col". Handbook of New Zealand Flora. 1: 49. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "Carmichaelia nana | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin: nanus". www.mobot.org. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
External links
- Carmichaelia nana occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Media related to Carmichaelia nana at Wikimedia Commons
