Dracophyllum strictum
| Dracophyllum strictum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Dracophyllum |
| Species: | D. strictum |
| Binomial name | |
| Dracophyllum strictum | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Dracophyllum strictum, commonly known as totorowhiti, is a species of shrub endemic to New Zealand. It was first described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1844 and gets the specific epithet strictum for its rigid and packed together leaves. In the heath family Ericaceae, it inhabits lowland up to montane forest and shrubland.[1][2]
Description
[edit]It is a shrub to small tree reaches 0.5–3 m (2–10 ft) in height. The bark on older branches is dark brown while young stems are yellowish-brown. It has linear-triangular leaves arranged spirally along the branches. The flowers are white to light pink, appearing on red stalks in clusters at the end of branches.[3]
References
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[edit]Citations
[edit]- 1 2 de Lange, Peter (2012). "Dracophyllum strictum". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Archived from the original on 2021-02-12. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
- ↑ Venter, Stephanus (March 2021). "A taxonomic revision of the Australasian genera Dracophyllum and Richea (Richeeae: Styphelioideae: Ericaceae)". Australian Systematic Botany. 34 (2): 63–65. doi:10.1071/SB19049_CO. ISSN 1030-1887.
- ↑ "Dracophyllum strictum". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
 Species of the Dracophyllum genus | |
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| subg. Dracophyllum | |
| subg. Oreothamnus |
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| subg. Cystanthe | |
| subg. Richea | |
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