Parsonsia Heterophylla
''Parsonsia heterophylla'', commonly called New Zealand jasmine or kaihua, is a climbing plant Endemism, endemic to New Zealand. It was first described by Allan Cunningham (botanist), Alan Cunningham in 1839. The name ''heterophylla'' comes from the differing leaf shapes that can be seen in seedlings and juvenile plants of the species. ''Heterophylla'' means varied leaves, from the Greek words ''heteros'' and ''phullon''. Synonyms for this species include ''Parsonsia albiflora'' Etienne Raoul, Raoul ''and Parsonsia macrocarpa'' William Colenso, Colenso. It can also be described as "the varied-leaved ''Parsonsia''". There are 40 species of ''Parsonsia'' found in Asia, Australasia and the Pacific. ''P. heterophylla'' is one of two endemic ''Parsonsia'' species found in New Zealand. It is more robust and has bigger flowers than its close relative, ''Parsonsia capsularis,'' which is also known as akakiore or small Māori jasmine. ''Parsonsia variabilis'' John Lindley, Lindl''.'' i ...
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The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is an international organisation that focuses on making scientific data on biodiversity available via the Internet using web services. The data are provided by many institutions from around the world; GBIF's information architecture makes these data accessible and searchable through a single portal. Data available through the GBIF portal are primarily distribution data on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes for the world, and scientific names data. The mission of the GBIF is to facilitate free and open access to biodiversity data worldwide to underpin sustainable development. Priorities, with an emphasis on promoting participation and working through partners, include mobilising biodiversity data, developing protocols and standards to ensure scientific integrity and interoperability, building an informatics architecture to allow the interlinking of diverse data types from disparate sources, promoting capacity building and catal ...
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