Exocarpos bidwillii

Exocarpos bidwillii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Santalales
Family:	Santalaceae
Genus:	Exocarpos
Species:	E. bidwillii
Binomial name
	Exocarpos bidwillii; Hook.f.

Exocarpos bidwillii is a small, sprawling, leafless shrub endemic to New Zealand and is a member of the family Santalaceae, all of which are root hemiparasites.^[1] It is found mainly in montane to subalpine open areas, mostly in rocky places of the South Island, from latitudes 41° to 45° 30' (corrected from H.H. Allen's mid-ocean figure of 48° 30').^[2]

The species name is after John Carne Bidwill.^[3]

Gallery

Female flowers, ca. 2.00mm across. Peak flowering mid August to mid October.
Fruit of E. bidwillii
Typical habitat on Mt. Isobel, Hanmer Springs

References

^ Fineran, B. A. (1963). "Studies on the root parasitism of Exocarpos bidwillii Hook, f. IV. Structure of the mature haustorium". Phytomorph. 13: 249–267.
^ Allan, H. H. (1961). Flora of New Zealand. Indigenous tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer. OCLC 1282444389.
^ Mabberley, D.J. (1996). "Plant introduction and hybridisation in colonial New South Wales: the work of John Came Bidwill, Sydney's first director". Telopea. 6 (4): 541–562. doi:10.7751/telopea19963023.

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[1] Fineran, B. A. (1963). "Studies on the root parasitism of Exocarpos bidwillii Hook, f. IV. Structure of the mature haustorium". Phytomorph. 13: 249–267.

[2] Allan, H. H. (1961). Flora of New Zealand. Indigenous tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer. OCLC 1282444389.

[3] Mabberley, D.J. (1996). "Plant introduction and hybridisation in colonial New South Wales: the work of John Came Bidwill, Sydney's first director". Telopea. 6 (4): 541–562. doi:10.7751/telopea19963023.

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