Pimelea prostrata | |
---|---|
| |
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
Genus: | Pimelea |
Species: | P. prostrata
|
Binomial name | |
Pimelea prostrata Willd.
[1]
|
Pimelea prostrata, commonly known as Strathmore weed, New Zealand Daphne, and Pinātoro ( Māori) is a species of small shrub, of the family Thymelaeaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand and has small white flowers and blue green leaves. [2] [3]
Pimelea prostrata is a low growing Prostrate shrub. It has blue green leaves and small white flowers. [1] Its stems range from 30 to 60 cm long, depending on the variety. [4]
Pimelea prostrata has five subspecies: [4]
Pimelea is the shortened version of the Greek: Pimeleoides, which means "resembling Pimelea," a genus in the family Thymelaeaceae, prostrata describes the way in which it grows; Prostrate lying flat on the ground. [3]
Like many species of Pimelea, it is poisonous to animals, particularly horses. It was originally used as a source of the toxin prostratin, which can serve as a tumor-inhibiting agent. [2]
Pimelea prostrata | |
---|---|
| |
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
Genus: | Pimelea |
Species: | P. prostrata
|
Binomial name | |
Pimelea prostrata Willd.
[1]
|
Pimelea prostrata, commonly known as Strathmore weed, New Zealand Daphne, and Pinātoro ( Māori) is a species of small shrub, of the family Thymelaeaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand and has small white flowers and blue green leaves. [2] [3]
Pimelea prostrata is a low growing Prostrate shrub. It has blue green leaves and small white flowers. [1] Its stems range from 30 to 60 cm long, depending on the variety. [4]
Pimelea prostrata has five subspecies: [4]
Pimelea is the shortened version of the Greek: Pimeleoides, which means "resembling Pimelea," a genus in the family Thymelaeaceae, prostrata describes the way in which it grows; Prostrate lying flat on the ground. [3]
Like many species of Pimelea, it is poisonous to animals, particularly horses. It was originally used as a source of the toxin prostratin, which can serve as a tumor-inhibiting agent. [2]