Parsonsia capsularis is a climbing plant endemic to New Zealand belonging to the dogbane family Apocynaceae.[3]
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| Icones selectae plantarum, vol. 5: t. 49 (1846) artist: J.C. Heyland | |
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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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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 edit
Parsonsia capsularis was first named and described as Periploca capsularis by Georg Forster in 1786[2][4] and in 1809 was assigned by Robert Brown to his newly described genus, Parsonsia.[1][2]
Etymology edit
The specific epithet, capsularis. derives from the Latin, capsula (small box - capsule) and means bearing capsules, producing capsules, or capsular-fruited.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Flora of New Zealand: Parsonsia capsularis. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ a b c 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.