scholarly journals A dated phylogeny shows Plio‐Pleistocene climates spurred evolution of anti‐browsing defences in the New Zealand flora

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kévin J. L. Maurin ◽  
Rob D. Smissen ◽  
Christopher H. Lusk
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Dated Phylogeny ◽  
New Zealand Flora

scholarly journals Contributions to a chromosome atlas of the New Zealand flora—31Clematis(Ranunculaceae)

1993 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murray I. Dawson
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
New Zealand Flora

Contributions to a chromosome atlas of the New Zealand flora — 18Epilobium(Onagraceae)

1977 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. B. Hair
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
New Zealand Flora

Taxonomic notes on the New Zealand flora: lectotypes in Dryopteridaceae and Nephrolepidaceae

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick J. Brownsey ◽  
Leon R. Perrie ◽  
Ashley R. Field
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
New Zealand Flora

New Zealand, New Zealanders and the Royal Society

1994 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-281 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Society Islands ◽  
James Cook ◽  
Group Of Seven ◽  
New Zealand Flora ◽  
Natural Historian

On 5 May 1768 Lieutenant James Cook was chosen by the Admiralty to take command of a Royal Society expedition funded by George III on the ship Endeavour , the purpose being to sail to a suitable point (Tahiti) in the Southern Pacific from which to observe the transit of Venus across the Sun on 3 June 1769. It was thought that, by observing the transit from different points on Earth, it would be possible to determine the distance of the Earth from both Venus and the Sun. The Royal Society asked that Joseph Banks (then a young Fellow aged 25) and a group of seven be allowed to join. Among them were two artists, Alexander Buchan and Sydney Parkinson, who were employed to draw views and specimens of natural historical interest, and Daniel Carl Solander a distinguished Swedish natural historian. Banks’s enthusiasm ensured that the voyage was exceptionally well equipped to handle natural historical discoveries. Having observed the transit of Venus, Cook was secretly under orders from the Admiralty then to sail to 40° south in search of the supposed Great Southern Continent; if not encountered, he was then to head due west to find the east coast of New Zealand. Following these instructions, Cook arrived at New Zealand on 6 October 1769. He then initiated the first detailed geographical survey of New Zealand, and Banks and Solander began putting together their rich collections of New Zealand flora; Cook also observed the transit of Mercury in Mercury Bay. On his second voyage in 1772 Cook went further south, entered the Antarctic circle twice (to 71° 10' S) and ruled out the existence of a Great Southern Continent, and first defined Antarctica as we know it. He returned to London in 1775 to be promoted to Captain and elected to the Royal Society. Banks went on to be elected President in 1778, a post which he held for nearly 42 years. Three other ties between Cook and the Royal Society include the naming of the Society Islands after his sponsors, the testing of a new chronometer for them, and a report to the Society on scurvy, which was to have great consequences for the future health of seamen. The Royal Society was thus instrumental in making possible Cook’s voyages, the outcome of which was a set of pioneering geographical, botanical, geological and anthropological descriptions of New Zealand. Here we trace some aspects of the subsequent interactions between New Zealand and the Royal Society by outlining the careers of relevant Fellows, namely (a) those foreign-born Fellows (30 identified) who spent parts of their careers in New Zealand, and (b) those New Zealand-born scientists (34) who have been elected Fellows for their work, whether carried out in New Zealand or elsewhere.

scholarly journals The key roles of seed banks in plant biodiversity management in New Zealand

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 5-11
Author(s):  
W.M. Williams
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Introduced Species ◽  
Intrinsic Value ◽  
Seed Banks ◽  
Indigenous Species ◽  
Plant Biodiversity ◽  
Biodiversity Management ◽  
Recent Initiative ◽  
New Zealand Flora ◽  
Pasture Plants

The New Zealand flora is a mixture of indigenous and introduced species. The indigenous species have a high intrinsic value while the introduced species include all of the crop and pasture plants upon which the export-led economy depends. New Zealand must maintain both of these important sources of biodiversity in balance. Seed banks are useful tools for biodiversity management. In New Zealand, a seed bank for indigenous species has been a very recent initiative. By contrast, seed banks for introduced species have been established for over 70 years. The reasons for this discrepancy are discussed. For the economic species, conserved genetic diversity is used to enhance productivity and the environment. Large advances can be gained from species that are not used as economic plants. The gene-pool of white clover has been expanded by the use of minor species conserved as seeds in the Margot Forde Germplasm Centre. Keywords: Seed banks, biodiversity conservation, New Zealand flora

scholarly journals Contributions to a chromosome atlas of the New Zealand flora — 30 miscellaneous species

1989 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. I. Dawson
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
New Zealand Flora

Taxonomic notes on the New Zealand flora: lectotypes in the fern family Thelypteridaceae

2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
PJ Brownsey ◽  
LR Perrie
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
New Zealand Flora

Taxonomic notes on the New Zealand flora: types in the fern families Cyatheaceae, Dicksoniaceae and Loxsomataceae

2015 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
PJ Brownsey ◽  
LR Perrie
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
New Zealand Flora
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