Prasophyllum elegantissimum Lehnebach
NZOR Identifier: f1ead9df-6d60-4f50-8ed8-d21f816a9c0dStatus
- Preferred Name (NZOR Concept Id 56fc2fc7-7eec-4463-87c5-98ad94d7b639)
Classification
- superkingdom
- Eukaryota
- kingdom
- Plantae
- phylum
- Tracheophyta
- subphylum
- Spermatophytina
- class
- Magnoliopsida
- order
- Asparagales
- family
- Orchidaceae
- genus
- Prasophyllum
- species
- Prasophyllum elegantissimum Lehnebach
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
- Lehnebach
- Rank
- species
- Published in
- Lehnebach, C.A.; Alderton-Moss, J.; Shepherd, L.D. 2025: A new species of Prasophyllum (Orchidaceae) for New Zealand and lectotypification of P. colensoi. New Zealand Journal of Botany: 1–23 online (DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2025.2454582). (Published online: 03 Feb 2025)
- Micro-reference (page)
- 13 (online)
- Year
- 2025
- Nomenclatural Comment
- The epithet refers to the graceful and slender habit of the plant and its flowers. This feature was first noticed by Irwin and he referred to it regularly when comparing this species to P. colensoi., Type: North Island: Tongariro, Horopito. Middle Road, West of Old [Coach] Road formation. 11 January 2001, B. Irwin s.n. (holotype: WELT SP123114)
- Governing Code
- ICBN
- Is Recombination
- No
Taxon Concept
- NZOR Concept Id
- 56fc2fc7-7eec-4463-87c5-98ad94d7b639
- According to
- Lehnebach, C.A.; Alderton-Moss, J.; Shepherd, L.D. 2025: A new species of Prasophyllum (Orchidaceae) for New Zealand and lectotypification of P. colensoi. New Zealand Journal of Botany: 1–23 online (DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2025.2454582). (Published online: 03 Feb 2025)
- Preferred Name
- Prasophyllum elegantissimum Lehnebach (In use by NZOR) }
Taxon Concept
- NZOR Concept Id
- 81889be3-f36e-48e5-a532-46fe94cc0a39
- According to
- NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts
- Has Parent
- Prasophyllum (In use by NZOR)
No subordinate taxa
No vernacular applications
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