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Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.

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Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl., Edwards's Botanical Register; or, Flower Garden and Shrubbery. London t. 1775 (1835)
Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.

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New Zealand
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(G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.
G.Don
Lindl.
1835
t. 1775
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species
Clianthus puniceus

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puniceus

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Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.

Softly woody shrub with spreading branches, up to 2 m. tall; branchlets subherbaceous, silky-pubescent to glabrate. Lvs imparipinnate, up to 15 cm. long, with up to 15 pairs of lflts; lfls subsessile, 1·5-2.5 cm. long, linear-oblong, retuse to obtuse at apex. Racemes pend., up to 15-fld; fls scarlet, up to 8 cm. long. Calyx campanulate, teeth subulate, erect, 1·5-3 mm. long; standard ovate-acuminate, c. 6 cm. long; wings c. 3 cm. long, lanceolate-falcate, acute; keel c. 6 cm. or more long, falcate-acuminate. Pods up to 8 cm. long, turgid; seeds ∞.

Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.

n = 16
2n = 32
2n = 32

Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.

Upright or spreading multistemmed shrub, 1-2 m high, 1-2 m wide, branching 6om near base. Cotyledons 2(-3), 13-18 × 5-7 mm, oblong to oblong-elliptic, ± patent, dark green; lamina each side of midrib usually asymmetrical, often ± lunate; apex rounded; base oblique. Leaves 80-130 × 30- 50 mm, imparipinnate, 14-21-foliolate; lower 1-2 leaflet pairs ± opposite; otherwise alternate; petiole and rachis up to 100 mm long, up to 1.8 mm diam., channelled. Leaflet lamina 17-26 × 5-7 mm, narrowly lanceolate, narrowly oblong, narrowly oblong-lanceolate to narrowly elliptic; leaflets at distal end sometimes smaller, although terminal leaflet usually similar in size to lower proximal leaflets; adaxial surface grey-green to olive-green, matt to slightly glossy, with a reticulum of buttressed ridges, glabrous to moderately hairy; abaxial surface pale green, matt, sparsely to moderately hairy; margin flat; apex retuse; base obtuse; petiolule 0.4- 0.8 mm long, light green, sparsely to densely hairy; stipules 4.5-6.0 × 2.54.5 mm, lanceolate to narrowly triangular, green, adaxial and abaxial surfaces matt, sparsely hairy. Inflorescence a raceme, 1(-2) per node, pendulous, each with up to 40 buds, only 4-10 buds producing flowers. Rachis up to 80 mm long, 0.8-1.3 mm diam.; rachis, pedicels, bracts, and bracteoles sparsely to moderately hairy. Bracts 4.0- 5.0 × 1.5-2.0 mm, subtending pedicels, narrowly triangular, green; adaxial and abaxial surfaces matt. Pedicel 15-20 mm long, 0.7-1.0 mm diam., pendulous. Bracteoles 1.8-1.9 × 0.6-0.7 mm, inserted ± midway along pedicel, narrowly lanceolate to narrowly triangular. Calyx 7.0-8.0 mm long, 7.6- 8.4 mm wide, light green, outer surface sparsely to moderately hairy, inner surface glabrous; lobes 3.0- 4.5 mm long, 0.8-1.2 mm wide at base, narrowly triangular to shortly subulate, densely hairy on adaxial and abaxial surfaces; margin hairy. Corolla papilionaceous, light salmon-red to salmon-pink, or rarely cream to light cream-yellow; proximal parts of standard, wing, and keel petals white. Standard 52-55 × 17-23 mm, upright, with dark blotch at base, strongly reflexed 7-9 mm from base; apex acuminate; claw 4.8-5.3 mm long. Wings 26-29 × 5-10 mm, oblong, linear-oblong, or lanceolate, often tapering slightly in distal part; apex acute to obtuse; claw 4.5-5.5 mm long; auricle 1.5-2.2 mm deep. Keel 57-62 × 12-16 mm, ovate, rostrate, tapering to a strongly acuminate and curved apex; claw 7.0- 8.0 mm long; auricle 2.2-2.7 mm deep. Stamens 40- 60 mm long; ventral filaments fused for 27-37 mm; single dorsal filament free, 40-50 mm long, bent at base; anthers ± in two whorls or held at various heights; anthers 1.4-1.7 mm long. Pistil exserted beyond stamens; stipe 7-8 mm long, glabrous, slightly bent or curved; ovary 15-20 mm long, glabrous, with 50-61 ovules; style 35-40 mm long, bearded on upper surface for c. 1/3 length; hairs up to 0.8 mm long. Fruit a follicle, 50-90 × 8-22 mm, rounded to weakly dorsiventrally compressed in transverse section, pendulous, persistent, when dehiscent 40-70 × 18-28 mm, oblong to obovate, weakly curved or flattened in the same plane; seeds persistent. Seeds 3.0-3.5 mm long, 2.5-3.0 mm deep, 1.4- 1.6 mm thick, reniform, mottled black and olive-green.

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Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.
Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.
Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.
Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.
Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.
Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.
Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.
Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.
Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.
Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.
Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.
Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.
Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.
Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.
Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.
Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.
Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.
Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.

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Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.
New Zealand
Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.
New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District

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1 January 2000
15 March 2016
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