Sophora longicarinata
Appearance
Sophora longicarinata | |
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Limestone kōwhai foliage | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Sophora |
Species: | S. longicarinata
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Binomial name | |
Sophora longicarinata G.Simpson & J.S.Thomson
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Sophora longicarinata is commonly known as kōwhai or limestone kōwhai that grows naturally in a limited range around northern Nelson and also western Marlborough in New Zealand.[1] This species has quite small leaves compared to other similar species. Originally classified as a species in 1942 and then merged with Sophora microphylla it was reclassified as its own species again in 2001.[2] As its common name suggests it grows in limestone areas. This species does not have a divaricating juvenile phase.[3]
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References
[edit]- ^ "Sophora longicarinata". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network.
- ^ Hughes, Denis. "Pg 203" (PDF). Sophora — The Kowhais of New Zealand©. IPPS—International Plant Propagator’s Society.
- ^ "Sophora longicarinata". Southern Woods Nursery Ltd.