New Zealand Journal of Botany abstracts

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Dracophyllum elegantissimum (Ericaceae), a new species from north-west Nelson, New Zealand

S. Venter

School of Biological Sciences
Victoria University of Wellington
P.O. Box 600
Wellington, New Zealand

Present address: 462 Main Road, Hope, R.D. 1, Richmond, New Zealand.
Email: venter@tasman.net

Abstract  A new species, Dracophyllum elegantissimum, is described and illustrated. D. elegantissimum is a tree with a closed candelabra-shaped crown, long and narrow leaves with prominent curled apices, light to dark pink flowers, and an ovary with the apex tapering. D. elegantissimum is compared with D. traversii and D. latifolium with which it can be confused. It differs from them in growth habit, leaf, inflorescence, flower, and fruiting characters. D. elegantissimum has a restricted distribution and is endemic to the north-west Nelson area in New Zealand.

Keywords  Dracophyllum elegantissimum; Ericaceae; new species; taxonomy; montane flora; New Zealand flora

B03012; Online publication date 30 March 2004; Received 1 April 2003; accepted 16 September 2003
New Zealand Journal of Botany, 2004, Vol. 42: 37-43
0028-825X/04/4201-0037 © The Royal Society of New Zealand 2004

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