Pernettya alpina D.A.Franklin

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Pernettya

Characteristics

Small, creeping, densely matted, much-branched shrublet. Branchlets erect, leafy, c. 3-(5) cm long, densely and very minutely puberulous. Lvs fairly close, alternate, 3-7 × 2-4 mm, suborbicular, elliptic or elliptic-oblong, very thick and coriaceous, almost entire, glabrous; veins conspicuous. Fls axillary, solitary. Pedicels < 1 mm long, minutely puberulous, with 2-4 bracts at base. Bracts broadly ovate, glabrous or almost so. Calyx lobes glabrous. Corolla sparingly hairy inside. Stamens = style; filaments c. 2 mm long, ribbon-like, gradually expanding towards base, not papillose. Anthers 0.5-0.6 mm long, awnless. Fr. a berry, c. 5 mm long, globose, remaining ± green.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Distribution

Pernettya alpina world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331427-1
WFO ID wfo-0001258150
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Synonyms

Pernettya alpina