Parsonsia praeruptis is a non-twining, non-climbing Parsonsia,[1] endemic to New Zealand and is a member of the dogbane family Apocynaceae.[2][3] It is found only in the shrubland of the Surville Cliffs, North Cape Peninsula, where it scrambles through "openly branched, prostrate windswept shrub(s)".[1]
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| (photograph: Peter de Lange) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Parsonsia |
| Species: | P. praeruptis
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| Binomial name | |
| Parsonsia praeruptis Heads & P.J. de Lange
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| Occurrence data from GBIF | |
Possums attack buds, flowers and fruits of this species and where baiting for possums is not possible this plant is in decline because of possum browsing pressure.[4]
Taxonomy
editParsonsia praeruptis was first described by P.J. de Lange and M.J. Heads in 1999.[3][1]
Etymology
editThe specific epithet, praeruptis. derives from the Latin, praeruptus, dative or ablative plural for hasty, rash or precipitate.[5]
Conservation status
editIts status is "Threatened — Nationally Critical".[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c M. J. Heads; P. J. de Lange (March 1999). "Parsonsia praeruptis (Apocynaceae): A new threatened, ultramafic endemic from North Cape, New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 37 (1): 1–6. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1999.9512607. ISSN 0028-825X. Wikidata Q54652870.
- ^ a b "Parsonsia praeruptis". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Parsonsia praeruptis Heads & P.J.de Lange | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ Lange, Peter de (October 2016). "Parsonsia praeruptis (observation: 4287164)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "praeruptus", Wiktionary, the free dictionary, 16 August 2019, retrieved 20 February 2024