Identity of the original Wahlenbergia gracilis (Campanulaceae) and allied species. An historical review of early collections.

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New Zealand Journal of Botany abstract

Identity of the original Wahlenbergia gracilis (Campanulaceae) and allied species. An historical review of early collections.

JUDITH A. PETTERSON

24 Eruini St
Waikanae 6454, New Zealand

Abstract A chronological survey is presented of manuscript and published descriptions from 1769 to 1913, of radicate species of Campanula and Wahlenbergia collected in the western Pacific. Type specimens are located and assessed in relation to current knowledge to resolve confusion in species identification.

Keywords Wahlenbergia; W. colensoi; W. gracilis; W. marginata; W. quadrifida; W. stricta; W. vincaeflora; Japan; New Caledonia; New Zealand; New South Wales; Tasmania

B93074

Received 3 December 1993; accepted 6 March 1996

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