Montia calycina
| Montia calycina | |
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| M. calycina in Mount Richmond Forest Park | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Montiaceae |
| Genus: | Montia |
| Species: | M. calycina |
| Binomial name | |
| Montia calycina (Colenso) Pax et K. Hoffm. | |
Montia calycina is a species of flowering plant, endemic to New Zealand.[2]
Description
This herb forms mats.[3] The low flower has orange and yellow infloresences,[2] which are sometimes pink. It has very thin, green leaves.[3]
Range and habitat
This species is known from both the North and the South Island of New Zealand.[4] It is an alpine specialist, known from scree fields.[5] It can also inhabit Macrolearia colensoi-dominated scrub- and tussock-fields.[6] It is also found in the lowlands, such as in the Manawatu area near Kapiti.[7]
Etymology
Calycina comes from the Latin word calyx, from the Greek κάλυξ, which refers to the outermost whorl of flower parts (the sepals), which covers and protects the petals as they develop. It refers to the calyx of the flower.[2]
Taxonomy
This species was previously a member of Neopaxia australasica (Hook.f.) O.Nilsson, which is now recognized only as an Australian endemic.[2] The lectotype is from Taranaki.[3]
References
- ↑ "NZTCS". nztcs.org.nz. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 "Montia calycina". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Flora of New Zealand | Taxon Profile | Montia calycina". www.nzflora.info. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ↑ "Montia calycina (Colenso) Pax & K.Hoffm. - Biota of NZ". Biota of NZ. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ↑ Williams, P. A. (1 January 1993). "The subalpine and alpine vegetation on the Central Sedimentary Belt of Paleozoic rocks in north-west Nelson, New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 31 (1): 65–90. Bibcode:1993NZJB...31...65W. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1993.10419535. ISSN 0028-825X.
- ↑ Williams, P. A. (1 July 1991). "Subalpine and alpine vegetation of granite ranges in western Nelson, New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 29 (3): 317–330. Bibcode:1991NZJB...29..317W. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1991.10416610. ISSN 0028-825X.
- ↑ Ward, M. (2024). Kāpiti District Endemic Flora Species List. Kāpiti Coast District Council 2009-2012, updated March 2024.