Stilbocarpa polaris
| Stilbocarpa | |
|---|---|
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| Stilbocarpa polaris on Campbell Island | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Aralioideae |
| Genus: | Stilbocarpa |
| Species: | S. polaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Stilbocarpa polaris (Homb. et Jacq.) Gray | |
| Synonyms | |
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Stilbocarpa polaris, commonly known as the Macquarie Island cabbage, is a species of flowering plant usually placed in the family Araliaceae. It is a megaherb, growing up to about a metre in height, native to the subantarctic islands of New Zealand and to Australia’s Macquarie Island. It was used as a food source and a scurvy preventative by early explorers and sealers. On Macquarie Island it was threatened by introduced black rats and European rabbits[1] until their eradication in 2011.
References
- ↑ Skotnicki, M.L.; Selkirk, P.M.; Kitajima, E.; McBride, T.P.; Shaw, J.; & Mackenzie, A. (2003-01). "The first subantarctic plant virus report: Stilbocarpa mosaic bacilliform badnavirus (SMBV) from Macquarie Island". Polar Biology 26 (1): 1–7. doi:10.1007/s00300-002-0421-8. Check date values in:
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