Dracophyllum paludosum Cockayne

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Dracophyllum

Characteristics

Spreading shrub up to c. 2 m. tall; branches rather slender, bark almost black; branchlets ∞, slender, rather close-set, bark reddish brown. Sheath ± 5 mm. long, narrowed to subfiliform lamina ± 30-40 × 1-1·5 mm., narrowed to acute apex; margins minutely ciliolate. Fls solitary or in 2-4-(6)-fld racemes ± 2 cm. long; sheaths of bracts with pale ciliolate margins, rather abruptly narrowed to linear lamina. Sepals ovate-triangular, obtuse, ciliate on margins, pubescent on back. Corolla-tube subcampanulate, oblong, 3-4 mm. long; lobes white, c. 2 mm. long, ovate-triangular, obtuse.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Distribution

Dracophyllum paludosum world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:325054-1
WFO ID wfo-0000656453
COL ID 7VJLS
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Synonyms

Dracophyllum paludosum Dracophyllum scoparium var. paludosum