Damnamenia
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| Genus: | Damnamenia D.R.Given
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| Damnamenia vernicosa (Hook.f.) Given
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Damnamenia is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family.[2][3][4][5][6]
The only known species is Damnamenia vernicosa, called the Black-eyed Daisy. It is endemic to New Zealand (Auckland and Campbell Islands).[1][7]
Description
Damnamenia vernicosa is a small, perennial, stoloniferous herb. It has glossy green leaves and white daisy flowers with dark purple centres. The plant flowers from November to January and fruits from December to March.[8]
Distribution and habitat
The plant is endemic to New Zealand’s subantarctic Auckland and Campbell Islands. Its preferred habitats are upland cushion bogs and Pleurophyllum-dominated herbfields. It also grows at lower elevations in exposed and sparsely vegetated sites.[8]
References
- ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ Given, David Roger. 1973. New Zealand Journal of Botany 11(4): 787
- ^ Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem. "Details for: Astereae". Euro+Med PlantBase. Freie Universität Berlin. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
- ^ UniProt. "Tribe Astereae". Retrieved 2009-07-18.
- ^ National Herbarium of New South Wales. "Genus Kippistia". New South Wales FloraOnline. Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
- ^ "Polyarrhena Cass". African Plants Database. South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and Tela Botanica. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
- ^ Living National Treasures, Checklist of Endemic Vascular Plant Genera, New Zealand
- ^ a b "Damnamenia vernicosa". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2014-07-06.