Carmichaelia stevensonii

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Carmichaelia stevensonii
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Status NZTCS D.svg
Declining (NZ TCS) [2]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Carmichaelia
Species:
C. stevensonii
Binomial name
Carmichaelia stevensonii
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Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms [3]

Chordospartium stevensoniiCheeseman

Carmichaelia stevensonii, the cord broom or weeping broom, [1] is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in the north east of the South Island of New Zealand. [3] It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

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Taxonomy

It was first described by Thomas Cheeseman in 1911 as Chordospartium stevensonii, [5] [6] but was reassigned to the genus, Carmichaelia , by Peter Brian Heenan in 1998. [3] [4]

Conservation status

The IUCN redlist listed it as "Vulnerable" in 1998 due to habitat loss. [1] Assessments under the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS), declared it to be "At Risk – Declining" (Dec) in 2018. [2]

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<i>Carmichaelia glabrescens</i> Species of legume

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<i>Carmichaelia torulosa</i> Species of legume

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<i>Pittosporum fairchildii</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Carmichaelia muritai</i> Species of legume

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<i>Carmichaelia petriei</i> Species of legume

Carmichaelia petriei is a species of New Zealand broom in the genus Carmichaelia. It is endemic to New Zealand. C. petrieis is possibly a host plant for the critically endangered fungus weevil Cerius otagensis.

<i>Carmichaelia juncea</i> Species of legume

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<i>Carex albula</i> Species of grass-like plant

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<i>Carmichaelia astonii</i> Species of legume

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<i>Alternanthera nahui</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Carmichaelia appressa</i> Species of legume

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<i>Carmichaelia australis</i> Species of legume

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<i>Carmichaelia hollowayi</i> Species of legume

Carmichaelia hollowayi is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in the South Island of New Zealand. Its conservation status (2018) is "Nationally Critical" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.

<i>Carmichaelia williamsii</i> Species of legume

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<i>Carmichaelia nana</i> Species of legume

Carmichaelia nana is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in both the North and South Islands of New Zealand. 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".

<i>Carmichaelia corrugata</i> Species of legume

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 de Lange, P.J. (1998). "Chordospartium stevensonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T30488A9546933. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30488A9546933.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 de Lange, P.J. et al. "Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017" (PDF). 2018. p. 29.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Carmichaelia stevensonii (Cheeseman) Heenan | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  4. 1 2 Heenan, P. B. (1998). "An emended circumscription ofCarmichaelia,with new combinations, a key, and notes on hybrids". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 36 (1): 53–63. Bibcode:1998NZJB...36...53H. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1998.9512546. ISSN   0028-825X.
  5. "Chordospartium stevensonii Cheeseman | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  6. Cheeseman, T. F. (1911). "New Species of Plants". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 43: 175. ISSN   1176-6158. Wikidata   Q115566421.