Forstera tenella
Synonyms
Forstera bidwillii Hook.f. var. bidwillii; Forstera bidwillii var. densifolia Mildbr.; Forstera truncatella Colenso; Forstera major Colenso
Family
Stylidiaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Native
Endemic taxon
Yes
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
NVS code
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FORTEN
Current conservation status
The conservation status of all known New Zealand vascular plant taxa at the rank of species and below were reassessed in 2017 using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). This report includes a statistical summary and brief notes on changes since 2012 and replaces all previous NZTCS lists for vascular plants. Authors: By Peter J. de Lange, Jeremy R. Rolfe, John W. Barkla, Shannel P. Courtney, Paul D. Champion, Leon R. Perrie, Sarah M. Beadel, Kerry A. Ford, Ilse Breitwieser, Ines Schönberger, Rowan Hindmarsh-Walls, Peter B. Heenan and Kate Ladley.
2012 | Not Threatened
Previous conservation statuses
2009 | Not Threatened
2004 | Not Threatened
Flower colours
White
Life cycle
Winged seeds are dispersed by wind (Thorsen et al., 2009).
Etymology
forstera: Named after Johann Reinhold Forster and his son Johann Georg Adam Forster who were 18th century naturalists on James Cook’s second voyage
tenella: Delicate
References and further reading
Glenny, D. 2009: A revision of the genus Forstera (Stylidiaceae) in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 47: 285-315.
Thorsen, M. J.; Dickinson, K. J. M.; Seddon, P. J. 2009. Seed dispersal systems in the New Zealand flora. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 11: 285-309