Aciphylla divisa Cheeseman

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Aciphylla

Characteristics

Tufted plant up to ± 4 dm. tall, closely invested by dead lf-sheaths. Sheath up to 8 × 1·5 cm., submembr.; stipules very slender, c. 2 cm. long, pungent; petioles concavo-convex to flat, ± 5-6 cm. long; lowest internodes ± 2 cm. long, upper very short. Primary pinnae 4-8 pairs, 4-7 cm. × 3 mm., tapering to pungent point, margins thickened. Secondary pinnae up to c. 5 cm. long; tertiary pinnae 1 pair, ± 2-3 cm. long, pale and swollen at base as are secondary pairs. Stems of male plants up to 5 dm. × 9 mm., us. smaller, ending in ± corymbose infl. up to c. 10 cm. diam. Lower bracts up to c. 12 cm. long, often empty; sheath ± 4 × 1 cm.; stipules up to 10 × 2 mm., acicular; lamina 3-2-1-pinnate, lflts up to 4 cm. × 1-1·5 mm., acicular. Umbels forming heads up to ± 6 cm. diam., on slender rays up to 5 cm. long; umbellules rather crowded, rays several, very slender. Stems of female plants ending in ± globose panicle up to c. 10 cm. diam. Lower bracts involucrate; sheaths broad; stipules long, subulate, pungent; lamina linear, similar to stipules. Umbels on rays up to c. 2.5 cm. long; umbellules with very slender short rays. Fr. ± 4 mm. long.
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Growth form herb
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Images

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Distribution

Aciphylla divisa world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:837207-1
WFO ID wfo-0000516624
COL ID 9C8V
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Synonyms

Aciphylla divisa