Class
Family
Genus
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Myriophyllum pedunculatum Hook.f., London Journal of Botany 6: 474 (1847)
Synonymy:
- = Myriophyllum simplicifolium Hook.f., Bot. Antarct. Voy. III. (Fl. Tasman.) Part I, 122 (1856) nom. illeg.
Description
Perennial mat-forming herb; stems green, erect or prostrate, 2–10–(15) cm long, not branched or sparingly so at base. Lvs monomorphic, entire, linear, 2–6 × 0.5 mm, decussate. Upper lvs indistinguishable from other lvs. Fls unisexual, ♂ and ♀ often borne on separate stems, or ♂ borne in upper axils with ♀ below. Bracteoles deltoid, 0.6–0.7–(1.3) × 0.2–0.3 mm. ♂ fls sessile or on pedicels up to 1 cm long; sepals 4, 0.9–1.4 × 0.3–0.5 mm; petals 4, 1.3–1.7–(2.5) × c. 0.8 mm, oblanceolate or narrowly obovate, red, hooded. ♀ fls with pedicels 0.2–0.5–(1.0) mm long; petals 0. Frs ovoid or nearly so, 1.0–1.5 × 1.1–1.2 mm, deeply channelled opposite sepals, smooth to weakly striated, not verrucose.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Indigenous (Endemic) | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Phenology
Flowering: Oct.–Feb.; Fruiting: Jan.–May.
Bibliography
Hooker, J.D. 1855–1857 ("1860"): The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ships Erebus and Terror in the Years 1839–1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross. III. Flora Tasmaniae. Vol. I. Dicoteledones. Lovell Reeve, London.
London Journal of Botany
Orchard, A.E. 1979: Myriophyllum (Haloragaceae) in Australasia. 1. New Zealand: a revision of the genus and a synopsis of the family. Brunonia 2: 247–287.
