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== Saltmarsh Ribbonwood / ''Plagianthus divaricatus'' == |
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'''''Plagianthus divaricatus''''' or '''saltmarsh ribbonwood''' is a plant that is [[endemism|endemic]] to [[New Zealand]]. The [[Māori language|Māori]] name is '''makaka.''' Other common names it is known by marsh ribbonwood, Houi and Runa.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=NZPCN |date=2024 |title=Plagianthus |
'''''Plagianthus divaricatus''''' or '''saltmarsh ribbonwood''' is a plant that is [[endemism|endemic]] to [[New Zealand]]. The [[Māori language|Māori]] name is '''makaka.''' Other common names it is known by marsh ribbonwood, Houi and Runa.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=NZPCN |date=2024 |title=''Plagianthus divaricatus'' |url=https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/plagianthus-divaricatus/ |website=New Zealand Plant Conservation Network}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=NZ Flora |date=2024 |title=''Plagianthus divaricatus'' |url=https://www.nzflora.info/factsheet/taxon/Plagianthus-divaricatus.html |website=New Zealand Flora}}</ref> |
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The species was first described by [[Johann Reinhold Forster]] and [[Georg Forster]] in 1776.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":6" /> |
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''Plagianthus divaricatus'' is an upright shrub with closely interwoven branches. The shrub is found in coastal environments in areas with salt swamp, sandy banks and throughout [[estuary|estuaries]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Salt marsh ribbonwood, makaka|url=http://www.taranakiplants.net.nz/natives/coastal/sal_ribbonwood.html|publisher=Taranaki Regional Council|access-date=2012-03-25}}</ref> |
''Plagianthus divaricatus'' is an upright shrub with closely interwoven branches. The shrub is found in coastal environments in areas with salt swamp, sandy banks and throughout [[estuary|estuaries]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Salt marsh ribbonwood, makaka|url=http://www.taranakiplants.net.nz/natives/coastal/sal_ribbonwood.html|publisher=Taranaki Regional Council|access-date=2012-03-25}}</ref> |
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== Description == |
== Description == |
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''Plagianthus divaricatus'' or salt-marsh ribbonwood is a bushy shrub endemic to New Zealand with thin twiggy intertwined stems that have small clusters of narrow leaves. Its branches are divaricate in form and it can reach up to 3 m tall.<ref name=":0" /> Its twigs have small star-shaped hairs when looked at under a magnifying lens.<ref name=":1" /> The leaves are small and narrow, reaching |
''Plagianthus divaricatus'' or salt-marsh ribbonwood is a bushy shrub endemic to New Zealand with thin twiggy intertwined stems that have small clusters of narrow leaves. Its branches are divaricate in form and it can reach up to 3 m tall.<ref name=":0" />Salt marsh ribbonwood (''Plagianthus divaricatus'') can present as open and twiggy, or the opposite as wiry and tightly knit.<ref name="Bulmer" /> Lateral branches reach outwards from a stout stem, forming divergent linear twigs.<ref name="Bulmer">{{cite journal |last1=Bulmer |first1=G. Marie |title=A key to the divaricating shrubs of New Zealand |journal=Tuatara |date=1958 |volume=7 |issue=2 |url=https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Bio07Tuat02-t1-body-d2.html |access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref> |
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Its twigs have small star-shaped hairs when looked at under a magnifying lens.<ref name=":1" /> The leaves are small and narrow, reaching 5–20 mm long and 0.5–2 mm wide.<ref name=":1" /> In spring it produces masses of small cream five petaled flowers. Its flowers are creamy white with purple tinged edges and are small and drooping. It has small white fruit, approximately 5 mm wide. It [[Hybrid (biology)|hybridises]] with lowland ribbonwood (''[[Plagianthus regius]]''), which produces tall, bushy, deciduous shrubs.<ref name=":2" /> The leaves of the hybrid are grey-green, wider, and flatter than ''P. divaricatus.''<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Allan |first=H.H |title=Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones |publisher=Government Printer, Wellington |year=1961}}</ref> |
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== Range == |
== Range == |
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''Plagianthus divaricatus'' is endemic to New Zealand. The ''[[Plagianthus]]'' genus contains only two species, ''P. regius'' and ''P. divaricatus,'' which are both endemic to New Zealand and the Chatham Islands. ''Plagianthus divaricatus'' is present across New Zealand’s North and South Islands, as well as the [[Chatham Islands]] and [[Stewart Island]]. It is found on both the west and east coasts in sheltered coastal and estuarine areas or inland off stony beaches. It is also likely to be as far south as the Dusky Sound in Fiordland.<ref name=" |
''Plagianthus divaricatus'' is endemic to New Zealand. The ''[[Plagianthus]]'' genus contains only two species, ''P. regius'' and ''P. divaricatus,'' which are both endemic to New Zealand and the Chatham Islands. ''Plagianthus divaricatus'' is present across New Zealand’s North and South Islands, as well as the [[Chatham Islands]] and [[Stewart Island]]. It is found on both the west and east coasts in sheltered coastal and estuarine areas or inland off stony beaches. It is also likely to be as far south as the Dusky Sound in Fiordland.<ref name="Wilson">{{Cite book |last=Wilson |first=A.H |title=Small-leaved Shrubs of New Zealand |last2=Galloway |first2=T |date=1993 |publisher=Manuka Press |year=1993 |location=Christchurch, New Zealand}}</ref> |
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== Habitat Preferences == |
== Habitat Preferences == |
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''Plagianthus divaricatus'' is found in coastal environments, such as in coastal wetlands, sandy banks and throughout estuaries. It grows inland along estuarine waterways.<ref name=":2" /> <ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Singers |first=N.J.D |url=https://ref.coastalrestorationtrust.org.nz/site/assets/files/3335/sfc325entire.pdf |title=A classification of New Zealand's terrestrial ecosystems |last2=Rogers |first2=G.M |date=2014 |publisher=Department of Conservation |year=2014}}</ref> It is also known to grow off from stony beaches.<ref name=":1" /> It is predominantly a wetland plant but can occasionally be found in upland areas.<ref name=":0" /> ''Plagianthus divaricatus'' is commonly found growing with; ''[[Olearia solandri]], [[Coprosma propinqua]]'' and ''[[Muehlenbeckia complexa]].<ref name=":3" />'' |
''Plagianthus divaricatus'' is found in coastal environments, such as in coastal wetlands, sandy banks and throughout estuaries. It grows inland along estuarine waterways.<ref name=":2" /> <ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Singers |first=N.J.D |url=https://ref.coastalrestorationtrust.org.nz/site/assets/files/3335/sfc325entire.pdf |title=A classification of New Zealand's terrestrial ecosystems |last2=Rogers |first2=G.M |date=2014 |publisher=Department of Conservation |year=2014}}</ref> It is also known to grow off from stony beaches.<ref name=":1" /> It is predominantly a wetland plant but can occasionally be found in upland areas.<ref name=":0" /> ''Plagianthus divaricatus'' is commonly found growing with; ''[[Olearia solandri]], [[Coprosma propinqua]]'' and ''[[Muehlenbeckia complexa]].<ref name=":3" />'' |
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''Plagianthus divaricatus ''is also known to germinate better in lower and higher saline conditions compared to other similar estuarine species.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Partridge |first=T.R |last2=Wilson |first2=J.B |date=1987 |title=Germination in relation to salinity in some plants of salt marshes in Otago, New Zealand |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/0028825X.1987.10410071 |journal=New Zealand Journal of Botany |volume=25 |issue=2 |pages=255-261}}</ref> It is also quite a cold tolerant species<ref name=":5" />, which could be due to its divaricating nature which Diels in 1897 proposed as an evolutionary adaptation of subtropical genera in response to the colder temperatures of the [[Glacial period|glacial periods]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=McGlone |first=M.S |last2=Webb |first2=C.J |date=1981 |title=Selective Forces Influencing the Evolution of Divaricating Plants |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/24052601 |journal=New Zealand Journal of Ecology |volume=4 |pages=20-28}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | ''Plagianthus divaricatus'' is [[Halophyte|halophytic]], meaning it prefers soils with high salinity and is [[Aquatic plant|hydrophytic]], meaning it prefers to grow in a wet environment of highly saturated soil, though it is occasionally found growing in dryer areas.<ref name=":3" /> It is tolerant to cold and warm temperatures and is present across the entire country.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Harris |first=W |last2=Cadic |first2=A |last3=Decourtye |first3=L |date=1998 |title=The acclimatization and selection of New Zealand plants for ornamental use in Europe |url=https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2000.508.25 |journal=In XIX International Symposium on Improvement of Ornamental Plants |volume=508 |pages=191-196}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | ''Plagianthus divaricatus'' is [[Halophyte|halophytic]], meaning it prefers soils with high salinity and is [[Aquatic plant|hydrophytic]], meaning it prefers to grow in a wet environment of highly saturated soil, though it is occasionally found growing in dryer areas.<ref name=":3" /> It is tolerant to cold and warm temperatures and is present across the entire country.<ref name=":5">{{Cite journal |last=Harris |first=W |last2=Cadic |first2=A |last3=Decourtye |first3=L |date=1998 |title=The acclimatization and selection of New Zealand plants for ornamental use in Europe |url=https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2000.508.25 |journal=In XIX International Symposium on Improvement of Ornamental Plants |volume=508 |pages=191-196}}</ref> |
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== Life-cycle == |
== Life-cycle == |
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The flowers of ''Plagianthus divaricatus'' are creamy or whitish edged with purple |
Saltmarsh ribbonwood produces linear-ovate leaves and [https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/dioecious dioecious], meaning another flower on a separate plant carries the male and female reproductive organs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dioecious |url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/dioecious |website=Collins English Dictionary |access-date=30 March 2023}}</ref> The [[Flower|flowers]] of ''Plagianthus divaricatus'' are creamy or whitish edged with purple. The flowers are produced in early spring from September to October.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Wagstaff |first=S |last2=Tate |first2=J |date=2011 |title=Phylogeny and Character Evolution in the New Zealand Endemic Genus ''Plagianthus'' (Malveae, Malvaceae) |url=https://doi.org/10.1600/036364411X569589 |journal=Systematic Botany |volume=36 |issue=2 |pages=405-418}}</ref> |
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== Associated Fauna == |
== Associated Fauna == |
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''P. divaricatus'' hosts many forms of animals, including many herbivorous and parasitic insects, which feed on it. |
''P. divaricatus'' hosts many forms of [[Animal|animals]], including many herbivorous and parasitic [[Insect|insects]], which feed on it. |
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=== '''Invertebrate Herbivores & Pollinators''' === |
=== '''Invertebrate Herbivores & Pollinators''' === |
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''Myzus persicae'' an aphid present on ''P. divaricatus''.<ref name=" |
''[[Myzus persicae]]'' is an aphid present on ''P. divaricatus''.<ref name="Landcare">{{Cite web |last=Landcare Research |date=2024 |title=Herbivores associated with a host plant |url=https://plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz/ReportForm.aspx?RecordId=79&Type=P&SortBy=Alpha&Biostatus=a,c,e,n |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=Landcare Research, Manaaki Whenua}}</ref> ''[[Hoherius meinertzhageni]] '' is a beetle that tunnels in the dead wood of ''P. divaricatus''.<ref name="Landcare" /> Two different plant hopper species feed on ''P. divaricatus'', ''Anzora unicolor'' (Grey-Winged Plant Hopper) and ''Batrachomorphus adventitiosus''.<ref name="Landcare" /> ''P. divaricatus'' is host to two gall mites. ''Aceri plagianthi'' which is endemic to New Zealand is only present on both ''P. regius'' and ''P.divaricatus.'' It causes similar deformities on the inflorescence as ''E. plaginus'', as well as a white felty growth on the leaves. ''Eriophyes plaginus'', also endemic to New Zealand, and also only present on both ''P. regius'' and ''P. divaricatus'', causes deformities on the inflorescence and induces ‘witches' broom’ galls.<ref name="Landcare" /> ''Aphis mellifera'', the [[Honey bee|honeybee]], pollinates the flowers of ''P. divaricatus''.<ref name="Landcare" /> Two species of [[Mealybug|mealybugs]] feed on ''P. divaricatus'', ''Paracoccus albatus'' and ''Pseudococcus hypergaeus''.<ref name="Landcare" /> A mirid sucking bug ''Halormus velifer'' feeds on ''P. divaricatus'' as does ''Romna scotti''.<ref name="Landcare" /> Many different species of [[Moth|moths]] are herbivores of ''P. divaricatus''. ''Chloroclystis inductata'' its [[Caterpillar|caterpillars]] feed on the flowers. Caterpillars of ''[[Graphania scutata]], [[Harmologa oblongana]],'' ''[[Liothula omnivora]]'' (Case Moth), ''[[Pseudocoremia lactiflua]]'' and ''[[Stigmella aigialeia]]'' feed on the leaves of ''P. divaricatus''.<ref name="Landcare" /> A wide variety of [[scale insect]] species are also present on ''P. divaricatus''. ''Aphenochiton inconspicuous'' , ''[[Aspidiotus nerii|Aspidiiotus nerii]]'' , ''[[Hemiberlesia lataniae]]'' , ''Hemiberlesia rapax'', ''Leucaspis'' sp. (Tahuna Torea) which lives on the stems of ''P. divaricatus'' and ''[[Saissetia oleae|Saissetia oleae.]]<ref name="Landcare" />'' One sucking insect species ''[[Scolypopa australis]]''.<ref name="Landcare" /> And lastly for invertabrates, one [[weevil]] species ''[[Peristoreus australis]]'' whose larvae are reared from the male flowers.<ref name="Landcare" /> |
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=== '''Seed Dispersal''' === |
=== '''Seed Dispersal''' === |
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The seed dispersal of ''P. divaricatus'' is currently understudied, but common genera with which it is associated with such as ''Coprosma'' and ''Muehlenbeckia'', even specifically ''C. propinqua'' and ''M. complexa'', have their seeds dispersed by geckos |
The seed dispersal of ''P. divaricatus'' is currently understudied, but common genera with which it is associated with such as ''[[Coprosma]]'' and ''[[Muehlenbeckia]]'', even specifically ''C. propinqua'' and ''M. complexa'', have their seeds dispersed by [[Gecko|geckos]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Whitaker |first=A.H |date=1987 |title=The roles of lizards in New Zealand plant reproductive strategies |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/0028825X.1987.10410078 |journal=New Zealand Journal of Botany |volume=25 |issue=2 |pages=315-328}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Wotton |first=D.M |last2=Drake |first2=D.R |last3=Powlesland |first3=R.G |last4=Ladley |first4=J.J |date=2016 |title=The role of lizards as seed dispersers in New Zealand |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/0028825X.1987.10410078 |journal=Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand |volume=46 |issue=1 |pages=40-65}}</ref> As geckos are [[Omnivore|omnivores]], they eat a wide variety of things and when [[Fruit|fruits]] are available, they will regularly consume fruits, making them an important seed disperser.<ref>{{Cite book |last=van Winkel |first=D |title=Reptiles and Amphibians of New Zealand. A Field Guide |last2=Baling |first2=M |last3=Hitchmough |first3=R |date=2018 |publisher=Auckland University Press |year=2018 |location=Auckland, New Zealand}}</ref> Thus, it is likely that ''P. divaricatus'' is similarly dispersed as it has small fleshy fruit like that of ''Coprosma'' and ''Muehlenbeckia'', as well specifically being found in association with ''C. propinqua'' and ''M. complexa''. |
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=== '''Vertebrate Browsers''' === |
=== '''Vertebrate Browsers''' === |
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One theory for the high numbers of divaricating plants in New Zealand, a group which ''P. divaricatus'' belongs to, is as an ecological adaption for protection against moa browsing.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Greenwood |first=R.M |last2=Atkinson |first2=I.A.E |date=1977 |title=Evolution of divaricating plants in New Zealand in relation to moa browsing |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/24064244 |journal=Proceedings (New Zealand Ecological Society) |volume=24 |pages=21-33}}</ref> Therefore, sometime in the past, one of the primary herbivores of ''P. divaricatus'' could have been moa resulting in the plant evolving this twiggy shrublike appearance. |
One theory for the high numbers of divaricating plants in New Zealand, a group which ''P. divaricatus'' belongs to, is as an ecological adaption for protection against [[moa]] browsing.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Greenwood |first=R.M |last2=Atkinson |first2=I.A.E |date=1977 |title=Evolution of divaricating plants in New Zealand in relation to moa browsing |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/24064244 |journal=Proceedings (New Zealand Ecological Society) |volume=24 |pages=21-33}}</ref> Therefore, sometime in the past, one of the primary herbivores of ''P. divaricatus'' could have been moa resulting in the plant evolving this twiggy shrublike appearance. |
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== Other Information == |
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''Plagianthus divaricatus'' has a [[chromosome]] count of 2n = 42.<ref name=":0" /> |
''Plagianthus divaricatus'' has a [[chromosome]] count of 2n = 42.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Plagianthus |
| Species: | P. divaricatus
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Plagianthus divaricatus or saltmarsh ribbonwood is a plant that is endemic to New Zealand. The Māori name is makaka. Other common names it is known by marsh ribbonwood, Houi and Runa.[1][2]
The species was first described by Johann Reinhold Forster and Georg Forster in 1776.[1][2]
Plagianthus divaricatus is an upright shrub with closely interwoven branches. The shrub is found in coastal environments in areas with salt swamp, sandy banks and throughout estuaries.[3]
Description
[edit]Plagianthus divaricatus or salt-marsh ribbonwood is a bushy shrub endemic to New Zealand with thin twiggy intertwined stems that have small clusters of narrow leaves. Its branches are divaricate in form and it can reach up to 3 m tall.[1]Salt marsh ribbonwood (Plagianthus divaricatus) can present as open and twiggy, or the opposite as wiry and tightly knit.[4] Lateral branches reach outwards from a stout stem, forming divergent linear twigs.[4] Its twigs have small star-shaped hairs when looked at under a magnifying lens.[5] The leaves are small and narrow, reaching 5–20 mm long and 0.5–2 mm wide.[5] In spring it produces masses of small cream five petaled flowers. Its flowers are creamy white with purple tinged edges and are small and drooping. It has small white fruit, approximately 5 mm wide. It hybridises with lowland ribbonwood (Plagianthus regius), which produces tall, bushy, deciduous shrubs.[6] The leaves of the hybrid are grey-green, wider, and flatter than P. divaricatus.[6]
Range
[edit]Plagianthus divaricatus is endemic to New Zealand. The Plagianthus genus contains only two species, P. regius and P. divaricatus, which are both endemic to New Zealand and the Chatham Islands. Plagianthus divaricatus is present across New Zealand’s North and South Islands, as well as the Chatham Islands and Stewart Island. It is found on both the west and east coasts in sheltered coastal and estuarine areas or inland off stony beaches. It is also likely to be as far south as the Dusky Sound in Fiordland.[7]
Habitat Preferences
[edit]Plagianthus divaricatus is found in coastal environments, such as in coastal wetlands, sandy banks and throughout estuaries. It grows inland along estuarine waterways.[6] [8] It is also known to grow off from stony beaches.[5] It is predominantly a wetland plant but can occasionally be found in upland areas.[1] Plagianthus divaricatus is commonly found growing with; Olearia solandri, Coprosma propinqua and Muehlenbeckia complexa.[8]
Plagianthus divaricatus is also known to germinate better in lower and higher saline conditions compared to other similar estuarine species.[9] It is also quite a cold tolerant species[10], which could be due to its divaricating nature which Diels in 1897 proposed as an evolutionary adaptation of subtropical genera in response to the colder temperatures of the glacial periods.[11]
Soil Preferences
[edit]Plagianthus divaricatus is halophytic, meaning it prefers soils with high salinity and is hydrophytic, meaning it prefers to grow in a wet environment of highly saturated soil, though it is occasionally found growing in dryer areas.[8] It is tolerant to cold and warm temperatures and is present across the entire country.[10]
Life-cycle
[edit]Saltmarsh ribbonwood produces linear-ovate leaves and dioecious, meaning another flower on a separate plant carries the male and female reproductive organs.[12] The flowers of Plagianthus divaricatus are creamy or whitish edged with purple. The flowers are produced in early spring from September to October.[13]
Associated Fauna
[edit]P. divaricatus hosts many forms of animals, including many herbivorous and parasitic insects, which feed on it.
Invertebrate Herbivores & Pollinators
[edit]Myzus persicae is an aphid present on P. divaricatus.[14] Hoherius meinertzhageni is a beetle that tunnels in the dead wood of P. divaricatus.[14] Two different plant hopper species feed on P. divaricatus, Anzora unicolor (Grey-Winged Plant Hopper) and Batrachomorphus adventitiosus.[14] P. divaricatus is host to two gall mites. Aceri plagianthi which is endemic to New Zealand is only present on both P. regius and P.divaricatus. It causes similar deformities on the inflorescence as E. plaginus, as well as a white felty growth on the leaves. Eriophyes plaginus, also endemic to New Zealand, and also only present on both P. regius and P. divaricatus, causes deformities on the inflorescence and induces ‘witches' broom’ galls.[14] Aphis mellifera, the honeybee, pollinates the flowers of P. divaricatus.[14] Two species of mealybugs feed on P. divaricatus, Paracoccus albatus and Pseudococcus hypergaeus.[14] A mirid sucking bug Halormus velifer feeds on P. divaricatus as does Romna scotti.[14] Many different species of moths are herbivores of P. divaricatus. Chloroclystis inductata its caterpillars feed on the flowers. Caterpillars of Graphania scutata, Harmologa oblongana, Liothula omnivora (Case Moth), Pseudocoremia lactiflua and Stigmella aigialeia feed on the leaves of P. divaricatus.[14] A wide variety of scale insect species are also present on P. divaricatus. Aphenochiton inconspicuous , Aspidiiotus nerii , Hemiberlesia lataniae , Hemiberlesia rapax, Leucaspis sp. (Tahuna Torea) which lives on the stems of P. divaricatus and Saissetia oleae.[14] One sucking insect species Scolypopa australis.[14] And lastly for invertabrates, one weevil species Peristoreus australis whose larvae are reared from the male flowers.[14]
Seed Dispersal
[edit]The seed dispersal of P. divaricatus is currently understudied, but common genera with which it is associated with such as Coprosma and Muehlenbeckia, even specifically C. propinqua and M. complexa, have their seeds dispersed by geckos.[15][16] As geckos are omnivores, they eat a wide variety of things and when fruits are available, they will regularly consume fruits, making them an important seed disperser.[17] Thus, it is likely that P. divaricatus is similarly dispersed as it has small fleshy fruit like that of Coprosma and Muehlenbeckia, as well specifically being found in association with C. propinqua and M. complexa.
Vertebrate Browsers
[edit]One theory for the high numbers of divaricating plants in New Zealand, a group which P. divaricatus belongs to, is as an ecological adaption for protection against moa browsing.[18] Therefore, sometime in the past, one of the primary herbivores of P. divaricatus could have been moa resulting in the plant evolving this twiggy shrublike appearance.
Other Information
[edit]Plagianthus divaricatus has a chromosome count of 2n = 42.[1]
Plagianthus means oblique or lop-sided flower and divaricatus means spreading or interlacing.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f NZPCN (2024). "Plagianthus divaricatus". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network.
- ^ a b NZ Flora (2024). "Plagianthus divaricatus". New Zealand Flora.
- ^ "Salt marsh ribbonwood, makaka". Taranaki Regional Council. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ a b Bulmer, G. Marie (1958). "A key to the divaricating shrubs of New Zealand". Tuatara. 7 (2). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
:1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c Allan, H.H (1961). Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.
- ^ Wilson, A.H; Galloway, T (1993). Small-leaved Shrubs of New Zealand. Christchurch, New Zealand: Manuka Press.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ a b c Singers, N.J.D; Rogers, G.M (2014). A classification of New Zealand's terrestrial ecosystems (PDF). Department of Conservation.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Partridge, T.R; Wilson, J.B (1987). "Germination in relation to salinity in some plants of salt marshes in Otago, New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 25 (2): 255–261.
- ^ a b Harris, W; Cadic, A; Decourtye, L (1998). "The acclimatization and selection of New Zealand plants for ornamental use in Europe". In XIX International Symposium on Improvement of Ornamental Plants. 508: 191–196.
- ^ McGlone, M.S; Webb, C.J (1981). "Selective Forces Influencing the Evolution of Divaricating Plants". New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 4: 20–28.
- ^ "Dioecious". Collins English Dictionary. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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