Carmichaelia nana

Carmichaelia nana is a species of pea 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]

Carmichaelia nana
Rangipo Desert, Waikato

Nationally Vulnerable (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Genus:
Carmichaelia
Species:
C. nana
Binomial name
Carmichaelia nana
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[2]

Carmichaelia enysii Kirk
Carmichaelia orbiculata Colenso

Description

C. nana is a dwarf, spreading shrub growing in a dense mat from 20-60 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]

References
  1. 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: 9. OCLC 1041649797.
  2. "Carmichaelia nana ((Benth.) Colenso ex Hook.f.| Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  3. Hooker, J.D. (1864). "C. nana Col". Handbook of New Zealand Flora. 1: 49. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  4. "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.


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