Species
Plantago novae-zelandiae
Etymology
Plantago: old Latin name for flat-leaved plants
novae-zelandiae: of New Zealand
Current Conservation Status
2012 - Not Threatened
Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2012
The conservation status of all known New Zealand vascular plant taxa at the rank of species and below were reassessed in 2012 using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). This report includes a statistical summary and brief notes on changes since 2009 and replaces all previous NZTCS lists for vascular plants. Authors: Peter J. de Lange, Jeremy R. Rolfe, Paul D. Champion, Shannel P. Courtney, Peter B. Heenan, John W. Barkla, Ewen K. Cameron, David A. Norton and Rodney A. Hitchmough. File size: 792KB
Previous Conservation Status
2009 - Not Threatened
2004 - Not Threatened
Authority
Plantago novae-zelandiae L.B.Moore
Family
Plantaginaceae
Flora Category
Vascular - Native
PLANOV
The
National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
Structural Class
Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites
Threats
Not Threatened
Chromosome No.
2n = 24
Endemic Taxon
Yes
Endemic Genus
No
Endemic Family
No
Notes on taxonomy
Treated by Webb et al (1988) as part of the normal variation exhibited by P. lanigera Hook.f. However, despite their comments many field botanists can recognise two disticnt entities and these differ further by their chromosome numbers, 2n = 12 in P. lanigera and 2n = 24 in P. novae-zelandiae respectively.
This page last updated on 7 Jan 2014