Muehlenbeckia astonii

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Name (Latin)
Muehlenbeckia astonii
Other forms of name
Shrubby tororaro
Tororaro, Shrubby
See Also From tracing topical name
Muehlenbeckia
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q6931939
Library of congress: sh2003009709
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Electr. reprod./Norton, D.A. Re-establishment of the shrubby tororaro (Muehlenbeckia astonii Petrie), a nationally threatened plant, c2001:p. 7 (Muehlenbeckia astonii (Polygonaceae))
  • 1997 IUCN red list of threatened plants, via WWW, July 31, 2003(Muehlenbeckia astonii. Family: Polygonaceae)
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Wikipedia description:

Muehlenbeckia astonii, commonly known as the shrubby tororaro, is an endemic New Zealand shrub in the family Polygonaceae. It is found in both the North and the South Islands and has distinctive small heart-shaped deciduous leaves amidst a tangle of wiry interlocking branches. Although common in cultivation around the world, it is extremely rare and threatened in the wild. Its conservation status is "Nationally Endangered".

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