Rosaceae
Acaena

Acaena anserinifolia (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) J.B.Armstr.

First published in Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 12: 338 (1879 publ. 1880)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Zealand, Chatham Islands. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Chatham Is., New Zealand North, New Zealand South

Introduced into:

Antipodean Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Allan, H.A. (1961). Flora of New Zealand 1: 1-1085. Botany division, D.S.I.R., Christchurch.
  • Hnatiuk, R.J. (1990). Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series 11: 1-650.
  • Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R. & Junikka, L. (2004). Atlas Florae Europaeae. Distribution of vascular plants in Europe 13: 1-320.
  • Mark, A.F. (2021). Above the treeline. A nature guide to alpine New Zealand: 1-433. Potton & Burton.
  • Nielsen, I.C. & al. (1992-1994). Flora Malesiana 11: 1-768. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Allan, H.A. (1961). Flora of New Zealand 1: 1-1085. Botany division, D.S.I.R., Christchurch.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gunn, R.C. [1064], Tasmania K000730138 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000730139 Yes
Gunn, R.C. [s.n.], Tasmania K000730141 Yes
Forster [s.n.], New Zealand K000730160 Yes
Gunn, R.C. [483], New Zealand K000730161 Yes
Forster [s.n.], New Zealand K000730157 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images