Azorella schizeilema
Species of flowering plant
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Azorella schizeilema is a species of cushion plant in the Apiaceae family, native to the Auckland and Campbell Islands.[3]
| Azorella schizeilema | |
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| A. schizeilema as Pozoa reniformis (Plate XI - Walter Fitch)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Azorella |
| Species: | A. schizeilema |
| Binomial name | |
| Azorella schizeilema | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Pozoa reniformis Hook.f. | |
If flowers from November to February, and fruits from November to March.[5]
Taxonomy
Azorella schizeilema was described as Pozoa reniformis by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1844,[6] and illustrated in the accompanying 1852 volume by Walter Hood Fitch.[1] Then, in 1908, Karel Domin reassigned it to the genus, Schizeilema.[3][7] In 2017, G.M.Plunkett & A.N.Nicolas assigned it to the genus, Azorella, in an attempt to create a monophyletic genus.[4]
Conservation status
In 2009 and 2012, it was declared "At Risk - Naturally Uncommon" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[5] In 2018 its status remained as "At Risk - Naturally Uncommon" due to its restricted range.[2]
