Stellaria elatinoides Hook.f. (1852:25)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct (Wilson & Given, 1989 fide Norton, 1991:52; de Lange et al., 2013:11; de Lange, 2014; Humphreys et al., 2019; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024) or Invalid (synonym of S. multiflora multiflora) (Heenan, 2019; POWO, 2024)
Last record (disputed): 1845 (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024); 1921 (Heenan, 2019); 1940's (de Lange, 2014)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
New Zealand
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa:
SP013592 (collected November 1890)
SP050576 (collected October 1921)
SP050577 (collected November 1890)
SP050580 (collected November 1885)
Media
Above: Stellaria elatinoides Hook.f., collected November 1890, Speargrass flat, near Alexandra, New Zealand. Acquisition history unknown. CC BY 4.0. Te Papa (SP013592)
References
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Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2023). Uitgestorven. Op plantenjacht rond de wereld: 1-511. Sterck & De Vreese.
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Heenan, Peter B. (2019). Taxonomic notes on the New Zealand flora: the status of the extinct herb Stellaria elatinoides (Caryophyllaceae) and recognition of Stellaria multiflora subsp. multiflora from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 57(4): 309-315. https://doi.org/10.1080/0028825X.2019.1645705
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Wilton, A. D., Schönberger, I., Boardman, K. F., Breitwieser, I., Cochrane, M., Dawson, M. I., de Lange, P. J., de Pauw, B., Fife, A. J., Ford, K. A., Gibb, E. S., Glenny, D. S., Heenan, P. B., Korver, M. A., Novis, P. M., Redmond, D. N., Smissen, R. D. and Tawiri, K. (2016). Checklist of the New Zealand Flora – Seed Plants. Lincoln, Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research. http://dx.doi.org/10.7931/P1PP42