Parsonsia capsularis | |
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Icones selectae plantarum, vol. 5: t. 49 (1846) artist: J.C. Heyland | |
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Parsonsia capsularis | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Parsonsia |
Species: | P. capsularis
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Binomial name | |
Parsonsia capsularis | |
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Occurrence data from GBIF |
Parsonsia capsularis is a climbing plant endemic to New Zealand belonging to the dogbane family Apocynaceae. [3]
The common names for the plant are New Zealand jasmine or small flowered jasmine, and in Māori it has several names including: akakaikiore, akakiore, kaikū, kaikūkū, kaiwhiria, tōtoroene and tōtorowene.
Despite its common name, the species is not a "true jasmine" and not of the genus Jasminum.
Parsonsia capsularis was first named and described as Periploca capsularis by Georg Forster in 1786 [2] [4] and in 1809 was assigned by Robert Brown to his newly described genus, Parsonsia. [1] [2]
The specific epithet, capsularis. derives from the Latin, capsula (small box - capsule) and means bearing capsules, producing capsules, or capsular-fruited. [5]
Parsonsia capsularis | |
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Icones selectae plantarum, vol. 5: t. 49 (1846) artist: J.C. Heyland | |
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Parsonsia capsularis | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Parsonsia |
Species: | P. capsularis
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Binomial name | |
Parsonsia capsularis | |
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Occurrence data from GBIF |
Parsonsia capsularis is a climbing plant endemic to New Zealand belonging to the dogbane family Apocynaceae. [3]
The common names for the plant are New Zealand jasmine or small flowered jasmine, and in Māori it has several names including: akakaikiore, akakiore, kaikū, kaikūkū, kaiwhiria, tōtoroene and tōtorowene.
Despite its common name, the species is not a "true jasmine" and not of the genus Jasminum.
Parsonsia capsularis was first named and described as Periploca capsularis by Georg Forster in 1786 [2] [4] and in 1809 was assigned by Robert Brown to his newly described genus, Parsonsia. [1] [2]
The specific epithet, capsularis. derives from the Latin, capsula (small box - capsule) and means bearing capsules, producing capsules, or capsular-fruited. [5]