Carmichaelia hollowayi
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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. hollowayi
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| Binomial name | |
| Carmichaelia hollowayi | |
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Carmichaelia hollowayi, commonly known as Holloway's broom,[4] is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in the South Island of New Zealand.[4][2] Its conservation status (2018) is "Nationally Critical" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[1]
Description
[edit]Carmichaelia hollowayi is a low-growing shrub (50–60 cm high), first growing as an erect shrub but later its stems trail and spread across the ground.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species was first described by George Simpson in 1945.[2][3] The earliest record in AVH, CHR 45804 was collected by Simpson in 1937 somewhere in Otago.[5]
Habitat
[edit]It grows on limestone[4] (which Simpson described as sandstone).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 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: 24. OCLC 1041649797.
- ^ a b c d "Carmichaelia hollowayi G.Simpson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d Simpson, G. (1945). "COCKAYNE MEMORIAL PAPER, No. I. A Revision of the genus Carmichaelia". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. lxxv: 277.
- ^ a b c "Carmichaelia hollowayi | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "CHR 45804, Australasian Virtual Herbarium, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria". avh.ala.org.au. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
External links
[edit]- Carmichaelia hollowayi occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium (Note:These points have been intentionally misplaced since this is a sensitive species.)
Media related to Carmichaelia hollowayi at Wikimedia Commons
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