Carmichaelia astonii | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Carmichaelia |
Species: | C. astonii
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Binomial name | |
Carmichaelia astonii | |
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Occurrence data from AVH |
Carmichaelia astonii (common name Aston's dwarf broom) [4] is a species of pea in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in South Island of New Zealand. [2] Its conservation status (2018) is "Nationally vulnerable" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System. [1]
The species was first described by George Simpson in 1945, who gave it the specific epithet, astonii, to honour Bernard Aston. [3] A lectotype, AK 70629 collected by Simpson in February 1937 on the Ure River, in the Marlborough Region, is held in the Auckland Museum. [5]