Dracophyllum patens W.R.B.Oliv.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Dracophyllum

Characteristics

Small robust shrub; lvs ascending, becoming patent. Sheath 8-10 × 3-4 mm. with scarious margins, narrowed to thick subulate lamina (35)-40 × 6-6·5 mm., acute, very minutely serrulate. Racemes (2)-5-6-fld, terminal on lateral branchlets bearing a tuft of lvs just below infl. Lowest bracts lflike; sheath 3-4 mm. long, ciliate on shoulder, lamina ± 15 mm. long, ciliolate, ± pubescent near sheath. Sepals broad, acute, sparingly ciliolate. Corolla-tube c. 4 mm. long, subcampanulate; style stout, c. 2 mm. long; capsule ± 2 mm. diam.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Distribution

Dracophyllum patens world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:325057-1
WFO ID wfo-0000656456
COL ID 37KVL
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Synonyms

Dracophyllum patens