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Parsonsia capsularis (G.Forst.) DC.

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Parsonsia capsularis (G.Forst.) DC., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 8, 499 (1844)
Parsonsia capsularis (G.Forst.) DC.

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New Zealand
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(G.Forst.) DC.
G.Forst.
DC.
1844
499
Combination indicated, but not validly made by R.Brown, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1: 65 (1811)
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species
Parsonsia capsularis

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capsularis

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Parsonsia capsularis (G.Forst.) DC.

Slender liane with main stem hardly > 8 cm. diam., climbing over small trees and shrubs; branchlets pubescent to pilose. Lvs of adult plants on petiols up to c.10 mm. long; Lamina coriac. to submembr., of diverse form, but us. ± uniform on a particular plant; main forms 4-narrow-linear, narrow-lanceolate, oblong, broadly elliptic-oblong-2-10 cm. x 1-5-10-(20) mm.; obtuse to acute, often apiculate; base cuneate to truncate to rounded or subcordate. Infl. of axillary and terminal us. few-fld, ± trichotomous, ± corymbose cymes on very slender pubescent peduncels up to c. 2 cm. long. Fls fragrant, on filiform, pubescent pedicels ± 2-5 mm. long. Calyx 2-3 mm. long, pubescent; lobes = corolla-tube or nearly so, ovate to narrow-triangular to linear, acute to acuminate. Corolla campanulate, white to yellow to dark red; tube (2)-3-4 mm. long; lobes revolute, (2)-3- (3·5) mm. long, narrow- to ovate-oblong, obtuse. Anthers us. wholly exserted beyond throat, surrounding stigma, acute at apex, very shortly sagittate at base. Follicles (5)-6-10-(1·5) cm. x 2-4 mm., subterete. Seeds linear, ± 5 mm. long; coma a tuft of sordid-white hairs up to c.7 mm. long.

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Parsonsia capsularis (G.Forst.) DC.
Parsonsia capsularis (G.Forst.) R.Br.
Parsonsia capsularis (G.Forst.) DC.
Parsonsia capsularis (G.Forst.) R.Br.
Periploca capsularis Forst.f.
Parsonsia capsularis (G.Forst.) DC.

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Parsonsia capsularis (G.Forst.) DC.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Parsonsia capsularis (G.Forst.) DC.
New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
Parsonsia capsularis (G.Forst.) DC.
New Zealand
Hawke's Bay Land District
Parsonsia capsularis (G.Forst.) DC.
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
Parsonsia capsularis (G.Forst.) DC.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
Parsonsia capsularis (G.Forst.) DC.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
Parsonsia capsularis (G.Forst.) DC.
New Zealand
Otago Land District
Parsonsia capsularis (G.Forst.) DC.
New Zealand
Southland Land District
Parsonsia capsularis (G.Forst.) DC.
New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
Parsonsia capsularis (G.Forst.) DC.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
Parsonsia capsularis (G.Forst.) DC.
New Zealand
Westland Land District

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17571389-d3a1-4862-ad54-13ed11e5393e
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
1 March 2018
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