| Aciphylla congesta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Aciphylla |
| Species: | A. congesta |
| Binomial name | |
| Aciphylla congesta | |
Aciphylla congesta is a species of Aciphylla . It is endemic to New Zealand. [1] [3]
It was first described by Thomas Frederic Cheeseman in 1914. [4] [2]
Thomas Frederic Cheeseman was a New Zealand botanist. He was also a naturalist who had wide-ranging interests, such that he even described a few species of sea slugs.
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