Montia minuscula Heenan

NZOR Identifier: 140ca869-04b8-4a11-b623-78516e60f498

Status

Preferred Name (NZOR Concept Id 6a4769f0-2d2f-4a86-919e-f21d44f21839)

Classification

superkingdom
Eukaryota
kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
subphylum
Spermatophytina
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Caryophyllales
family
Montiaceae
genus
Montia
species
Montia minuscula Heenan

Providers

Biostatus

Geo Schema
ISO Country
Geo Region
New Zealand
Biome
Terrestrial
Environmental Context
Wild
Occurrence
Present
Origin
Endemic
In Use
True

Scientific Name

Authority
Heenan
Rank
species
Published in
Heenan, P.B. 2026: A new and minuscule annual species of Montia (Montiaceae) from alpine fens in Otago, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany: 1–8 (online) https://doi.org/10.1002/nzb2.70110.
Micro-reference (page)
5 (online)
Year
2026
Nomenclatural Comment
Type. New Zealand. Otago, The Remarkables, wetland seepage among mosses and liverworts, ca. 1770 m, P. B. Heenan s.n., 18 April 2023 (holotype: CHR 664 307), The species epithet minuscula refers to the diminutive size of the annual plants in comparison to M. fontana subsp. fontana, and in particular the small flowers with considerably reduced floral parts.
Governing Code
ICBN
Is Recombination
No

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
d215039a-29b9-487d-954a-676f3dbca5a3
According to
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts
Has Parent
Montia (In use by NZOR)

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
6a4769f0-2d2f-4a86-919e-f21d44f21839
According to
Heenan, P.B. 2026: A new and minuscule annual species of Montia (Montiaceae) from alpine fens in Otago, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany: 1–8 (online) https://doi.org/10.1002/nzb2.70110.
Preferred Name
Montia minuscula Heenan (In use by NZOR) }

No subordinate taxa

No vernacular applications

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