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Parsonsia praeruptis

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Parsonsia praeruptis
(photograph: Peter de Lange)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Parsonsia
Species:
P. praeruptis
Binomial name
Parsonsia praeruptis
Occurrence data from GBIF

Parsonsia praeruptis is a non-twining, non-climbing Parsonsia,[1] endemic to New Zealand and is a member of the dogbane family Apocynaceae.[2][3] It is found only in the shrubland of the Surville Cliffs, North Cape Peninsula, where it scrambles through "openly branched, prostrate windswept shrub(s)".[1]

Possums attack buds, flowers and fruits of this species and where baiting for possums is not possible this plant is in decline because of possum browsing pressure.[4]

Taxonomy

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Parsonsia praeruptis was first described by P.J. de Lange and M.J. Heads in 1999.[3][1]

Etymology

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The specific epithet, praeruptis. derives from the Latin, praeruptus, dative or ablative plural for hasty, rash or precipitate.[5]

Conservation status

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Its status is "Threatened — Nationally Critical".[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c M. J. Heads; P. J. de Lange (March 1999). "Parsonsia praeruptis (Apocynaceae): A new threatened, ultramafic endemic from North Cape, New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 37 (1): 1–6. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1999.9512607. ISSN 0028-825X. Wikidata Q54652870.
  2. ^ a b "Parsonsia praeruptis". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Parsonsia praeruptis Heads & P.J.de Lange | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  4. ^ Lange, Peter de (October 2016). "Parsonsia praeruptis (observation: 4287164)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  5. ^ "praeruptus", Wiktionary, the free dictionary, 16 August 2019, retrieved 20 February 2024
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