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| Icones selectae plantarum, vol. 5: t. 49 (1846) artist: J.C. Heyland | |
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| Parsonsia capsularis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Parsonsia |
| Species: | P. capsularis |
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| Parsonsia capsularis (G.Forst.) R.Br. | |
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| Occurrence data from GBIF | |
Parsonsia capsularis is a climbing plant endemic to New Zealand belonging to the dogbane family Apocynaceae.
The common names for the plant are New Zealand jasmine or small flowered jasmine, and in Māori it has several names including: akakaikiore, akakiore, kaikū, kaikūkū, kaiwhiria, tōtoroene and tōtorowene.
Despite its common name, the species is not a "true jasmine" and not of the genus Jasminum.
Taxonomy
Parsonsia capsularis was first named and described as Periploca capsularis by Georg Forster in 1786 and in 1809 was assigned by Robert Brown to his newly described genus, Parsonsia.
Etymology
The specific epithet, capsularis. derives from the Latin, capsula (small box - capsule) and means bearing capsules, producing capsules, or capsular-fruited.
See also
References
- ^ Flora of New Zealand: Parsonsia capsularis. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ Brown, R. (1809) Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society. i. 65
- "Parsonsia capsularis var. capsularis". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- Forster, G. (1786) Florulae insularum Australium :prodromus 20. Retrieved 25 December 2018
- Plantillustrations.org Parsonsia capsularis. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
External links
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| Periploca capsularis | |