Parsonsia heterophylla
| Parsonsia heterophylla | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Parsonsia |
| Species: | P. heterophylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Parsonsia heterophylla A.Cunn. | |
Parsonsia heterophylla, commonly called New Zealand jasmine or kaihua, is a climbing plant endemic to New Zealand.
It is found in wet lowland forest and its seeds are dispersed by the wind.[1]
The larvae of the moth Stigmella kaimanua feed on the leaves of P. heterophylla.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Parsonsia heterophylla kaihua". Forest Flora. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ↑ "Stigmella kaimanua Donner & Wilkinson, 1989". Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world. Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
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