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Carmichaelia williamsii (common name William's broom or giant-flowered broom)[4] is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in the North Island of New Zealand.[4][2] Its conservation status (2018) is "At Risk (relict)" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[1]

Carmichaelia williamsii
(artist:Matilda Smith, 1914)
Conservation status
Relict (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Carmichaelia
Species:	C. williamsii
Binomial name
Carmichaelia williamsii Kirk[2][3]
Occurrence data from AVH

Description

Carmichaelia williamsii is the only yellow-flowered native broom, and it is distinguished from the introduced broom (Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link) by its light green, much wider, and more flattened branches, together with its larger, pale-yellow flowers which have purple or red veins, and its late-winter flowering (July to October, though flowering can occur throughout the year).[4]

Taxonomy

The species was first described by Thomas Kirk in 1880.[2][3] The earliest record in AVH, SP026354 was collected by Bishop William Williams in 1879 somewhere in the North Island,[5] and for whom Kirk named it.[3]

Habitat

It is a coastal species found in open forest, scrub, cliff faces and on scree.[4]

References

External links

• Carmichaelia williamsii occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium
• Media related to Carmichaelia williamsii at Wikimedia Commons

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