User:Dracophyllum/Veronica bishopiana
| Veronica bishopiana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Veronica |
| Species: | V. bishopiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Veronica bishopiana Veronica bishopiana Petrie
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Veronica bishopiana, commonly known as Waitakere Rock Koromiko, is a threatened flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae. Endemic to New Zealand, it is found only in the Waitākere Ranges, a mountain range west of Auckland.[2] It was formerly known as the hybrid Veronica ×bishopiana, as described by Donald Petrie in 1926, before Peter de Lange gave it species status as Hebe bishopiana in 1996.[3] It was transferred to the genus Veronica in 2010, following scientific consensus among botanists.
V. bishopiana forms 2 by 1 m (6+1⁄2 by 3+1⁄4 ft) shrubs and has black stems with 4 by 13 cm (1+1⁄2 by 5 in) elliptic-shaped leaves. Flowering begins between March and August, producing purple-white flowers which form 7 cm (2+3⁄4 in) long inflorescences. Once pollinated, these become small brown seeds which are dispersed by the wind.[2]
Description[edit]
Veronica bishopiana forms up to one metre tall and two metre long shrubs. It has [2][4]
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Close up of the flowers -
The leaves -
Several inflorescences
Taxonomy[edit]
Discovery and naming[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The specific epithet bishopiana is after John J. Bishop, an Aucklander who first cultivated and recognised the distinctiveness of the plant, before bringing it to the attention of Donald Petrie.[6]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
Notes[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ^ "Assessment details for Veronica bishopiana Petrie". New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). Department of Conservation (New Zealand). 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d de Lange, P.J. (1 November 2004). "Veronica bishopiana". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Lange 1996b, p. 187.
- ^ Lange 1996b, p. 189.
- ^ de Lange, Peter (1996). "A brief background to J. J. Bishop (1865 1933)". Auckland Botanical Society Journal. 51(2) – via New Zealand Regional Botanical Society Journals.
- ^ Lange 1996b, p. 190.
References[edit]
- Lange, P. J. De (1996-06-01). "Hebe bishopiana (Scrophulariaceae) — an endemic species of the Waitakere Ranges, West Auckland, New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 34 (2): 187–194. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1996.10410682. ISSN 0028-825X.