Carmichaelia hollowayi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Carmichaelia |
Species: | C. hollowayi |
Binomial name | |
Carmichaelia hollowayi | |
Occurrence data from AVH |
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]
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]
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]
It grows on limestone [4] (which Simpson described as sandstone). [3]
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