Nertera villosa
| Nertera villosa | |
|---|---|
| Nertera villosa in Fiordland | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Nertera |
| Species: | N. villosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Nertera villosa B.H.Macmill. & R.Mason
| |
Nertera villosa, the hairy forest nertera, is a species of flowering plant, endemic to New Zealand.[2]
Description
The species is a small and prostrate herb. Its stems have short, bunched, sub-appressed (laid against other surfaces such as the stem) hairs. The leaves are green and roughly heart-shaped. The fruit is an orange or red drupe.[2][3]
Flowers are present from August to April.[4]
Range and habitat
This species is found from the lowlands to the mountains in New Zealand, on all of the major islands but scarce in the northern areas of the North Island.[2] In the South Island it is only found up to 600m in elevation, and only up to 450m on Stewart Island.[4]
Ecology
Nertera villosa is resistant to browsing.[4]
Etymology
Villosa means 'hairy' in Latin.[2]
Taxonomy
This species was made available in 1995.[5]
References
- ^ "NZTCS". nztcs.org.nz. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Nertera villosa". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Nertera villosa B.H.Macmill. & R.Mason - Biota of NZ". biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Archived from the original on 14 August 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ a b c Macmillan, B. H. (1 December 1995). "Nertera villosa B.H.Macmill. et R.Mason (Rubiaceae), a new species from New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 33 (4): 435–438. Bibcode:1995NZJB...33..435M. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1995.10410616. ISSN 0028-825X.
- ^ Macmillan, B. H. (1 December 1995). "Nertera villosa B.H.Macmill. et R.Mason (Rubiaceae), a new species from New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 33 (4): 435–438. Bibcode:1995NZJB...33..435M. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1995.10410616. ISSN 0028-825X.