Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Brassicales Bromhead
Family
Cruciferae
Genus
Lepidium L.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Lepidium seditiosum de Lange, Heenan & J.R.Rolfe in de Lange et al., PhytoKeys 24: 131 (2013)
Synonymy:
Holotype: Bounty Islands: Bounty Islands, Funnel Island, n.d. J. Amey s.n, OTA 59718!
Etymology:
The epithet 'seditiosum' derived from the Latin 'seditio' (meaning: dissension, insurrection, mutiny, rebellion), alludes to the mutiny of the majority of Lieutenant William Bligh's crew on the 28 April 1789. In 1788, some months before the rebellion, Bligh had discovered and named the Bounty Islands taking the name from his ill-fated ship The Bounty.
 Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
 Bibliography
de Lange, P.J.; Heenan, P.B.; Houliston, G.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Mitchell, A.D. 2013: New Lepidium (Brassicaceae) from New Zealand. PhytoKeys 24: 1–147.
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. [Nationally Critical]
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. [Nationally Critical]