Dracophyllum acerosum Berggr.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Dracophyllum

Characteristics

Erect, strict, up to c. 2m. tall; branches slender, bark grey; branchlets very slender, ascending to spreading, bark reddish brown. Lvs ascending; sheath ciliolate, 10-(20) × 3-5 mm., narrowing to lamina by ciliolate, truncate, auricled shoulder. Lamina linear, concavo-convex, 60-80-(190) × 1-1·5 mm.; margins minutely serrate towards pungent apex. Fls solitary on short persistent peduncles towards tips of branchlets. Sepals narrow-ovate. acute to acuminate, ± = corolla-tube, margins ciliolate. Corolla-tube 5-7 mm. long, lobes c 2.5 mm. long.
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Images

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Distribution

Dracophyllum acerosum world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:325004-1
WFO ID wfo-0000656389
COL ID 37KTY
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Synonyms

Dracophyllum acicularifolium Dracophyllum peninsulare Dracophyllum uniflorum var. acicularifolium Dracophyllum acerosum