Class
Family
Genus
Classification
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Pimelea oreophila subsp. ephaistica C.J.Burrows, New Zealand J. Bot. 49: 61 (2011)
Description
Young stems slender (2–2.5 mm), brown, with a moderate cover of short, appressed hairs, internodes 2–4 mm long, node buttresses lunate to elongate, not prominent on leafless stems. Older stems dark brown, relatively slender, to 3.5 mm. Leaves usually ovate, narrow, flat, often with a red margin. Abaxial hairs short, white, usually sparse on margins, midrib and tip. Fruits red.
[Reproduced from Burrows (2011, New Zealand J. Bot. 49: 41–106) with permission from The Royal Society of New Zealand.]
Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
Bibliography
Burrows, C.J. 2011: Genus Pimelea (Thymelaeaceae) in New Zealand 4. The taxonomic treatment of ten endemic abaxially hairy-leaved species. New Zealand Journal of Botany 49(1): 41–106.
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Barkla J.W.; Courtney, S.P.; Champion, P.D.; Perrie, L.R.; Beadel, S.N.; Ford, K.A.; Breitwieser, I.; Schönberger, I.; Hindmarsh-Walls, R.; Heenan, P.B.; Ladley, K. 2018: Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017. New Zealand Threat Classification Series. No. 22. [Data Deficient]
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Champion, P.D.; Courtney, S.P.; Heenan, P.B.; Barkla, J.W.; Cameron, E.K.; Norton, D.A.; Hitchmough, R.A. 2013: Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2012. New Zealand Threat Classification Series 3. Department of Conservation, Wellington. [Data Deficient]
