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New Hebe Recognised From Western Northland
A new species of hebe, Hebe saxicola, has just been segregated from the western Northland endemic Hebe perbella. The new species, known from just one small… Read more
Posted: 13/12/2008
New Tree Recognised From the Chatham Islands
A new species of Olearia, Olearia telmatica has just been described as a new endemic to the Chatham Islands… Read more
Posted: 12/12/2008
Dr Peter Wardle Dies While Tramping
Dr Peter Wardle - one of NZ’s most respected botanists - has died while tramping across the Waimakariri River in Arthur’s Pass National Park… Read more
Posted: 08/12/2008
Pillwort Name Change - No Bitter Pill To Swallow!
A recent paper examining the phylogenetic relationships of the extant heterosporous ferns has a few things to say about the status of the New Zealand pillwort… Read more
Posted: 20/11/2008
New Genus For King Fern
In the August 2008 issue of Taxon (57(3): 737-755) Andrew Murdock provides a revision of the Marattiaceae in which the King fern or Para (Marattia salicina)… Read more
Posted: 31/10/2008