New Zealand Dracophyllum Now Fully Described On Network Website
The NZPCN’s species pages for all 35 New Zealand Dracophyllum taxa are now completed thanks to Peter de Lange who prepared the text and many photographers around the country who provided images to illustrate them. Photo to the right of Dracophyllum menziesii by Mike Thorsen.
This work includes the 18 metre tall Chatham Island grass tree (or Tarahinau) - Dracophyllum arboreum and the pineapple tree (or mountain neinei) - Dracophyllum traversii.
This Dracophyllum work is based on the PhD work of Fanie Venters (see Venter 2009 - reference below).
There are still two species for which we still seek images. They are Dracophyllum pearsonii and D. politum. If you can help plug either of these gaps please email us ([Enable JavaScript to view protected content]).
Reference:
Venter, S. 2009: A taxonomic revision of the genus Dracophyllum Labill. (Ericaceae). Unpublished Phd Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington.
Posted: 04/10/2012