Myosotis pottsiana (L.B.Moore) Meudt, Prebble, R.J.Stanley & Thorsen (2013:225)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Myosotis petiolata var. pottsiana L.B.Moore in Fl. New Zealand 1: 825 (1961); Myosotis petiolatus podsiana L.B.Moore in Fl. New Zealand 1: 825 (1961) [orth. error used by ]
Conservation Status
Last record: c.1952 or later (Bowen, 1985)
Independently rediscovered twice in 1982/83 (Bowen, 1985n)
The taxon was listed as Extinct by (Given, 1981 fide Bowen, 1985:61), but it was independently rediscovered twice in 1982/83 (Bowen, 1985n). It was still listed as Extinct by (Walter & Gillett, 1998:84) despite the published rediscovery.
Distribution & Habitat
North Island, New Zealand
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Allan, H. H. (1961). Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Goverment Printer, Wellington.
Bowen, D. (1985). A rare experience rediscovering Myosotis petiolata var. pottsiana. Wellington Botanical Society Bulletin 42: 61-63.
de Lange, P. J. (2024). Myosotis pottsiana Fact Sheet (content continuously updated). New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/myosotis-pottsiana/ [Accessed 10 July 2024]
de Lange, P. J., Heenan, P. B., Norton, D. A., Rolfe, J. R. and Sawyer, J. W. D. (2010). Threatened Plants of New Zealand. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
Given, D. R. (1981). Rare and Endangered Plants of New Zealand. A. H. & A. W. Reed Ltd.
Meudt, H. M., Prebble, J. M., Stanley, R. J. and Thorsen, M. J. (2013). Morphological and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) data show that New Zealand endemic Myosotis petiolata (Boraginaceae) comprises three rare and threatened species. Australian Systematic Botany 26: 210-232.
POWO. (2024). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 10 July 2024]
Walter, Kerry S. and Gillett, Harriet J. (eds.). (1998). 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. Compiled by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Gland, Switzerland & Cambridge, UK: IUCN – The World Conservation Union. lxiv + 862 pp.