Nertera depressa
Common name
nertera, bead plant, fruiting duckweed
Synonyms
Coprosma nertera F.Muell.
Family
Rubiaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Native
Endemic taxon
No
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
NERDEP
Chromosome number
2n = 44
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
Distribution
Indigenous. North, South, Stewart, Chatham and the Subantarctic Islands. Also in Australia and the south Pacific and South America
Similar taxa
Can be distinguished from Nertera ciliata by the strong smell of the leaves when they’re crushed (smells like Coprosma foetidissima does when the leaves are crushed). Nertera ciliata has no discernable smell when crushed (P. de Lange, 14 January 2014).
Flower colours
Green, Yellow
Etymology
nertera: Lowly, low growing
depressa: From the Latin depremere ‘to press down’, meaning to be flattened vertically, often referring to a plant’s habit