Competitive Abilities of Rare and Common Plants: Comparisons Using Acaena (Rosceae) and Chionochola (Poaceae) from New Zealand Journal Paper
- Author
- Lloyd, K.M.; Lee, W.G.; Wilson, J.B.
- Year
- 2002
- Journal / Source
- Conservation Biology
- Volume
- 16
- Pages
- 975-985
- Summary
- The taxonomic position, status, and characters of Cotuia, and its subdivision into three sections are briefly described. Section Leptinella is considered a welldefined taxon and its characters and relationships are discussed. Twenty-five species from New Zealand, the Subantarctic islands, and South America are described and classified into two series, Eiongata and Radiata. The following new taxa and names are described: series Oligoieima (from Australia and New Guinea), Eiongata and Radiata; five new species, C. dispersa, C. serruiata, C. calcarea, C. intermedia, and C. nana; two new names, C. albida and C. mem- branacea; five new combinations, C. rotundata, C. trai/Iii subsp. puichella, C. pectinata subsp. villosa, C. pectinata subsp. willcoxii, and C. pyrethrifolia var. linearifolia; four new suhspecies, C. dispersa subsp. rupestris, C. dioica subsp. monoica, C. squalida subsp. mediana, and C. atrata subsp. luteola.
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