Geniostoma ligustrifolium
| Geniostoma ligustrifolium | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Loganiaceae |
| Genus: | Geniostoma |
| Species: | G. ligustrifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Geniostoma ligustrifolium A.Cunn. | |
Geniostoma ligustrifolium,[1][2][3] commonly known as hangehange, is a species of plant in the Loganiaceae family (syn., Geniostoma rupestre var. ligustrifolium).[4] It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is found on the North Island, and in Marlborough at the northern tip of the South Island.[3] Other common names are pāpā and privet leaf. A shrub common on forest margins, to 4 metres (13 ft) tall. It is popular as a garden specimen.
References
- ↑ Peter J. de Lange, John W. D. Sawyer & Jeremy R. Rolfe (July 2006). "New Zealand indigenous vascular plant checklist" (PDF). New Zealand Plant Conservation Network.
- ↑ "Hangehange, pāpā, privet leaf". Flowering seed plants: North and South Islands. University of Auckland. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Hangehange (Geniostoma ligustrifolium)". T.E.R:R.A.I.N. June 21, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
- ↑ H. E. Connor & E. Edgar (1987). "Name changes in the indigenous New Zealand flora, 1960–1986 and Nomina Nova IV, 1983–1986". New Zealand Journal of Botany 25: 115–170. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1987.10409961.
External links
Media related to Geniostoma ligustrifolium at Wikimedia Commons- Museum of New Zealand Object: Hangehange, Geniostoma rupestre var. ligustrifolium (A.Cunn.) B.J.Conn; paralectotype of Geniostoma ligustrifolium A.Cunn.