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Family
Genus
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Pimelea traversii Hook.f., Handb. New Zealand Fl. 243 (1864)
Description
Stout, densely branched, up to ± 6 dm. tall; branchlets us. glabrate except for axillary tufts of hairs; lf-bases prominent; bark very dark brown to almost black. Lvs closely quadrifariously imbricate, sessile, ascending, at length subpatent. Lamina oblong to obovate-oblong to broad-elliptic, 4–9 × 3–6 mm., thick and coriac., slightly keeled; margins often reddish. Subfloral lvs ± 6–7 × 4–6 mm., thinner, broad-ovate. Infl. of dense 6–12–(20)-fld heads. Per. white to pinkish, densely white-silky hairy; tube 6–9 mm. long; lobes 3–4 mm. long, ovate-oblong, white-hairy. Fr. ovoid to ellipsoid, 3–4 mm. long, dry, brown, villous at apex.
[From: Allan (1961) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 1.]
Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Indigenous (Endemic) | 3 |
| Total | 3 |
Phenology
Flowering: Aug.–Feb.; Fruiting: Aug.–Feb.
Bibliography
Burrows, C.J. 2008: Genus Pimelea (Thymelaeaceae) in New Zealand 1. The taxonomic treatment of seven endemic, glabrous-leaved species. New Zealand Journal of Botany 46: 127–176.
Hooker, J.D. 1864: Handbook of the New Zealand Flora: a systematic description of the native plants of New Zealand and the Chatham, Kermadec's, Lord Auckland's, Campbell's and Macquarie's Islands. Part I. Reeve, London.
