Carmichaelia nana

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Carmichaelia nana
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Rangipo Desert, Waikato
Status NZTCS NV.svg
Nationally Vulnerable (NZ TCS) [1]
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Carmichaelia
Species:
C. nana
Binomial name
Carmichaelia nana
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Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms [2]

Carmichaelia enysii Kirk
Carmichaelia orbiculata Colenso

Contents

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]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Carmichaelia nana (Benth.) Colenso ex Hook.f.| Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 Hooker, J.D. (1864). "C. nana Col". Handbook of New Zealand Flora. 1: 49. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "Carmichaelia nana | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  5. "A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin: nanus". www.mobot.org. Retrieved 9 December 2019.