Myrsine nummularia
| Myrsine nummularia | |
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| Myrsine nummularia near Ohakune | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Genus: | Myrsine |
| Species: | M. nummularia
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| Binomial name | |
| Myrsine nummularia | |
Myrsine nummularia, the creeping mapou or creeping matipo, is a species of flowering plant, endemic to New Zealand.[2][3][4] It is a low shrub that has purplish berries.
Description
This species is a low shrub with thick brown or green leaves. The bark is red or brown. The fruit are purplish, and are present from October to February.[3] The berries are semi-ramiflorous, in that they sprout from the stem, beneath some leaves.[5]
Range
This species is found on both the North and South Island. For instance, it is found on the Banks Peninsula,[6] and in the central North Island.[7]
References
- ^ "NZTCS". nztcs.org.nz. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Myrsine nummularia (Creeping Mapou)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Flora of New Zealand | Taxon Profile | Myrsine nummularia". www.nzflora.info. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Myrsine nummularia Hook.f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ Pendrigh, Dean (2009). "Cauliflory And Ramiflory In New Zealand Plants" (PDF). Canterbury Botanical Society. 41.
- ^ Wiser, SK; Buxton, RP (2009). "Montane outcrop vegetation of Banks Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Ecology: 164–176.
- ^ Horrocks, M.; Ogden, J. (November 1994). "Modern Pollen Spectra and Vegetation of Mt Hauhungatahi, Central North Island, New Zealand". Journal of Biogeography. 21 (6): 637. doi:10.2307/2846037. ISSN 0305-0270.