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Orange-fronted Kākāriki
Malherbe's parakeet is a small parrot endemism, endemic to New Zealand, where it is known as the orange-fronted parakeet () or orange-fronted kākāriki. In the rest of the world it is called Malherbe's parakeet, as when it was recognised as a species, the name "orange-fronted parakeet" was already used for ''Eupsittula canicularis'', a Central American species.BirdLife International (2016Species factsheet: ''Cyanoramphus malherbi''. Downloaded from www.birdlife.org on 2016-03-23. Restricted to a few valleys in the South Island and four offshore islands, its population declined to around 200 in the 1990s, and it is considered Critically Endangered, critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Taxonomy The genus ''Cyanoramphus'' is endemic to New Zealand and surrounding islandsKearvell, J; Grant, A; Boon, W (2003). "The orange-fronted parakeet (''Cyanoramphus malherbi'') is a distinct species: a review of recent research on its taxonomy and syste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles De Souancé
Charles de Souancé (2 May 1823 – 23 January 1896) was a French ornithologist and a purser in the French Navy, more precisely "Commissaire de la Marine". He made many studies on the ornithological collection of his uncle François Victor Masséna and described several new species of parrots (Psittacidae) in the scientific journal ''Revue et Magazin de Zoologie''. A subspecies of the maroon-tailed parakeet, ''Pyrrhura melanura souancei'', is named for him. Published works * ''Description de quelques nouvelles espèces d'oiseaux de la famille des psittacidés'', with François Victor Masséna, 1854 – Description of some new species of birds within the family Psittacidae. * ''Iconographie des perroquets, non figurés dans les publications de Levaillant et de M. Bourjot Saint-Hilaire'', in collaboration with Charles Lucien Bonaparte Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte, 2nd Prince of Canino and Musignano (24 May 1803 – 29 July 1857) was a French naturalist and ornit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalky Island (New Zealand)
Chalky Island or Te Kākahu-o-Tamatea is an island in the southwest of New Zealand, and is part of Fiordland National Park. It lies at the entrance to Taiari / Chalky Inlet, next to Rakituma / Preservation Inlet, at the southwestern tip of the South Island, northwest of Puysegur Point, southeast of West Cape, and west of Invercargill. Chalky Island is one of the predator-free islands that is part of the Fiordland Islands restoration programme. The programme's focus is to eradicate pests and translocate native species. The island was known to Māori as ''te kākahu-o-Tamatea (''the cloak of Tamatea), as, according to oral tradition, it was the place where the explorer Tamatea spread his cloak out to dry after being drenched by the sea. It was first charted by Captain James Cook in 1773, and was a base for sealers in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1999, Chalky Island became the first nearshore island from which stoats were successfully eradicated by the Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinus Radiata
''Pinus radiata'' ( syn. ''Pinus insignis''), the Monterey pine, insignis pine or radiata pine, is a species of pine native to the Central Coast of California and Mexico (on Guadalupe Island and Cedros island). It is an evergreen conifer in the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus radiata'' is a versatile, fast-growing, medium-density softwood, suitable for a wide range of uses and valued for rapid growth (up to two meters (6.5 feet) in one year), as well as desirable lumber and pulp qualities. Its silviculture reflects a century of research, observation and practice. It is often considered a model for growers of other plantation species. Although ''P. radiata'' is extensively cultivated as a plantation timber in many temperate parts of the world, it faces serious threats in its natural range, due to the introduction of a fungal parasite, the pine pitch canker (''Fusarium circinatum''). The pine shoot moth '' Rhyacionia buoliana'' is another serious problem. In cultivation in New Zeala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuscospora Fusca
''Nothofagus fusca'', commonly known as red beech (Māori: tawhai raunui) is a species of southern beech, endemic to New Zealand, occurring on both the North and South Island. It is generally found on lower hills and inland valley floors where soil is fertile and well drained. In New Zealand the species is called ''Fuscospora fusca''. It is a medium-sized evergreen tree growing to 35 m tall. The leaves are alternately arranged, broad ovoid, 2 to 4 cm long and 1.5 to 3 cm broad, the margin distinctively double-toothed with each lobe bearing two teeth. The fruit is a small cupule containing three seeds. Pollen from the tree was found near the Antarctic Peninsula, showing that it formerly grew in Antarctica since the Eocene period. Red beech is not currently considered threatened. Uses Red beech is the only known plant source, apart from rooibos (''Aspalathus linearis''), of the C-linked dihydrochalcone glycoside nothofagin. It is also grown as an ornamental tree in r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blechnum Penna-marina
''Austroblechnum penna-marina'', Synonym (taxonomy), synonym ''Blechnum penna-marina'', known as Antarctic hard-fern, Little Hard Fern, Alpine Hard Fern, alpine water fern and pinque (Chilean Spanish), is a species of fern in the family (biology), family Blechnaceae. It is a widely distributed fern species in the Southern Hemisphere, southern hemisphere, with a native plant, natural range including New Zealand, Australia, and South America. It has wiry Rhizome, rhizomes and exhibits strong dimorphism in its Frond, fronds. The sterile fronds are prostrate or semi-erect, growing up to 400 mm in length, while the fertile fronds are longer and held erect. The sterile fronds have a yellow-brown stem, while the fertile fronds have a purplish-black stipe. Both types of fronds have pinnatisect laminae with free veins. The sterile fronds have 12–44 pairs of triangular or oblong pinnae, while the fertile fronds have 10–36 pairs of linear to narrowly oblong pinnae, which are replaced b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leptinella Maniototo
''Leptinella'' is a genus of alpine flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, comprising 33 species, distributed in New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and South America. Many of the species are endemic to New Zealand. For over 100 years, ''Leptinella'' species were considered part of the genus ''Cotula'', but the genus ''Leptinella'' was reinstated by Lloyd & Webb in 1987. They determined that all species of ''Leptinella'' are distinguished from those of the other two sections of ''Cotula'', and other Anthemideae, by the conspicuous "inflated" corollas of the female florets and by chromosome numbers based on x = 26 where known. ''Leptinella squalida'' 'Platt's Black' is a form cultivated as a garden plant, and is used for ground cover and as a component in tapestry lawn A tapestry lawn (also referred to as a grass-free lawn) is a lawn made from a variety of different mowing-tolerant perennial forb species. The overall visual effect of the many species of plants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parahebe Lyallii
''Veronica lyallii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae, native to New Zealand. Under its synonym ''Parahebe lyallii'', its cultivar 'Julie-Anne' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions. It includes the full range of cultivated p .... References lyallii Endemic flora of New Zealand Flora of the North Island Flora of the South Island Plants described in 1853 {{Plantaginaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pratia
''Pratia'' is a formerly recognized genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae, native to Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Along with other genera, such as ''Hypsela'' and ''Isotoma'', it is now included in '' Lobelia''. Former species include: *''Pratia angulata'' (G.Forst.) Hook.f., now '' Lobelia angulata'', native to New Zealand *''Pratia concolor'' (R.Br.) Druce, now '' Lobelia concolor'' (poison pratia), native to Australia - New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ... and Victoria *''Pratia pedunculata'' (R.Br.) Benth., now '' Lobelia pedunculata'', native to Australia - New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria *''Pratia purpurascens'' (R.Br.) E.Wimm., now '' Lobelia purpurascens'', native to Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tineidae
Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family contains considerably more than 3,000 species in more than 300 genera. Most of the tineid moths are small or medium-sized, with wings held roofwise over the body when at rest. They are particularly common in the Palaearctic, but many occur elsewhere, and some are found very widely as introduced species. Tineids are unusual among Lepidoptera as the larvae of only a very small number of species feed on living plants, the majority feeding on fungi, lichens, and detritus (biology), detritus. The most familiar members of the family are the clothes moths, which have adapted to feeding on stored fabrics and led to their reputation as a household pest. The most widespread of such species are the common clothes moth (''Tineola bisselliella''), the case-bearing clothes moth (''Tinea pellionella''), and the carpet moth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tortricidae
The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. This large family has over 11,000 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea, although the genus '' Heliocosma'' is sometimes placed within this superfamily. Many of these are economically important pests. Olethreutidae is a junior synonym. The typical resting posture is with the wings folded back, producing a rather rounded profile. Notable tortricids include the codling moth and the spruce budworm, which are among the most well-studied of all insects because of their economic impact. Description Tortricid moths are generally small, with a wingspan of 3 cm or less.Hanson, Paul E. (2018). ''Insects and Other Arthropods of Tropical America''. Cornell University Press. Many species are drab and have mottled and marbled brown colors, but some diurnal species are brightly colored and mimic other moths of the families Geometr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discaria Toumatou
''Discaria toumatou'', commonly called matagouri, tūmatakuru, or wild Irishman, is a tangle-branched thorny shrub endemic to New Zealand. It is common throughout the South Island and is less common in the North Island. Taxonomy This species was described by French naturalist Étienne Raoul in 1844 from material collected in Akaroa in association with '' Pteridium esculentum''. The generic name ''Discaria'' refers to disc-shaped flowers. The Latinised specific epithet Raoul chose, ''toumatou'', is a corruption of the word ''tūmatakuru'', one of the Māori names for this species, which he transcribed as "toumatou-kourou". Etymology The English name ''matagouri'' is another corruption of ''tūmatakuru''. Other names in the Māori language include ''tūmatakuri'' and ''tūturi''. Another name is "wild Irishman"; the English writer Samuel Butler in 1863 recalled "…a very uncomfortable prickly shrub, which they call Irishman, and which I do not like the look of at all." De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
