Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Ericales Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Primulaceae
Genus
Samolus L.
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Samolus repens (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Pers., Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 1, 171 (1805)
Synonymy:
  • ≡ Sheffieldia repens J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., Char. Gen. Pl. 9 (1775)
  • = Samolus repens var. procumbens R.Knuth (1905)
Vernacular Name(s):
Māakoako; Mākoako; Sea primrose; Shore pimpernel; Water pimpernel
 Description

Glab. perennial herb with ∞ branches arising from a stout stock. Stems up to ± 4 dm. long, branching, prostrate, rooting at nodes or sprawling. Lvs fleshy, alt. or occ. fascicled, on petioles up to 15 mm. long. Lamina (5)–7–15–(25) × (2)–4–6–(10) mm., narrow-obovate to narrow-spathulate. Fls 6–7 mm. diam., axillary, solitary, on peduncles ± 10 mm. long. Receptacle adnate to lower half of ovary; calyx with acute triangular to ovate lobes ± 4 mm. long; corolla broadly ovate-oblong, white, ± 6 mm. long. Style slender, stigma capitate; capsule 4–5 mm. diam., broad-ovoid.

[From: Allan (1961) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 1.]

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
Number of subspecific taxa in New Zealand within Samolus repens (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Pers.
CategoryNumber
Indigenous (Non-endemic)2
Total2
 Phenology

Fruiting: Nov.–Feb.

 Bibliography
de Lange, P.J.; Cameron, E.K. 1999: The vascular flora of Aorangi Island, Poor Knights Islands, northern New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 37: 433–468.
Forster, J.R.; Forster, G. 1775: Characteres Generum Plantarum:quas in itinere ad insulas maris Australis, collegerunt, descripserunt, delinearunt, annis 1772-1775. Edition 1. London.
Persoon, C.H. 1805: Synopsis plantarum, seu enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum hucusque cognitarum. Vol. 1. Cramerum et Tubingæ, Paris.