Crassula helmsii

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Saxifragales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Crassulaceae
Subfamilia: Crassuloideae
Genus: Crassula
Species: Crassula helmsii

Name

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Crassula helmsii (Kirk) Cockayne, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 39: 349 1907.

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
  • Tillaea helmsii Kirk, Stud. Fl. New Zealand: 142, 1899
  • Heterotypic
  • Tillaea verticillaris Hook. in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 3: t. 295 (1840), nom. illeg., non Tillaea verticillaris DC., 1828
  • Bulliarda recurva Hook. fil., London J. Bot. 6: 472 bis, 1847
  • Crassula recurva (Hook. fil.) Ostenf., 1918, nom. illeg., non Crassula recurva N.E.Br., 1890
  • Tillaea recurva (Hook. fil.) Hook. fil., Fl. Tasman. 1: 146, 1856

Notes

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  • New Zealand material (C. helmsii s.str.) is diploid (2n=14), Australian material is hexaploid (2n=42). If Australian specimens are to be distinguished, they will require a new name, as the names based on Australian types are later homonyms of other taxa in the genus.

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Australasia
    • Regional: Australia
      • Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania)
    • Regional: New Zealand
      • New Zealand
  • Continental: Europe
    • Regional: Northern Europe
      • Great Britain, Ireland
    • Regional: Middle Europe
      • Belgium, Germany, Netherlands
    • Regional: Southwestern Europe
      • France

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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Cymraeg: Corchwyn Seland Newydd
English: New Zealand Pygmyweed
hornjoserbsce: Jehličkowa tołsćinka
Nederlands: Watercrassula
 
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