Ranunculaceae
Caltha

Caltha obtusa Cheeseman

First published in Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 33: 312 (1929)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Zealand South Island. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Zealand South

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Mark, A.F. (2021). Above the treeline. A nature guide to alpine New Zealand: 1-433. Potton & Burton.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Psychrophila obtusa.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Mark, A.F. (2021). Above the treeline. A nature guide to alpine New Zealand: 1-433. Potton & Burton.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Cheeseman, T.F. [228], New Zealand K000077063 Unknown type material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • 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