| 词条 | Caltha obtusa |
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|image = Caltha obtusa Steel.jpg |image_caption = |genus = Caltha |species = obtusa |authority = Cheeseman, 1901 |synonyms_ref = [1][2] |synonyms ={{Specieslist |Caltha introloba var. obtusa| |Psychrophila obtusa| }} }} Caltha obtusa, commonly known as white caltha, is a small (usually 2–6 cm), perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the family Ranunculaceae, that grows in open vegetations in mountainous areas, and is endemic to New Zealand’s South Island. EtymologyThe generic name Caltha has been derived from the {{lang-grc|κάλαθος}} (kalathos), means "goblet", and refers to the shape of the flower. The species epithet obtusa is Latin and means "blunt".[3] Distribution and ecologyThe white caltha can be found in the mountains of New Zealand’s South Island, from Canterbury southwards. It grows along alpine streams, seepages, around mountain lakes. It also occurs in moist open grasslands and wet places among gravel and herbs.[3] DescriptionCaltha obtusa is a small (2–6 cm high), hairless, perennial herb. Plants form mats of rosettes. Its white rhizomes are stout and fleshy. The spade-shaped leaves have slender petioles of 8–12 mm long that form a membranous sheathing base. The leafblade is dark green to yellowish green and sometimes with bronze blotches or streaks, are 8-12 × 7½-11 mm with two lobes at its base, with an indent at its tip and deeply scalloped edges, particularly near the base. The basal lobes (or appendages) are mostly pressed against the upper surface of the leaf, are more than half as long and also have a deeply scalloped outer margin. The five white sepals are 8–18 mm long and 6–12 mm wide, obovate, widest between the tip and the middle, and have an obtuse to acute tip. There are between ten and fifteen stamens encircling free narrow-ovate carpels each about 4–5 mm long and topped by a rather long and slender style. Flowers are said to smell like lemon. The fruiting heads are 12–18 mm across. Follicles reach 1¼-1½ cm in length. Seeds may ripen seldomly. Flowering occurs between December and February, and fruits can be found from February until April. There are forty eight chromosomes (2n = 48).[4][3][5][6]Differences from related speciesCaltha obtusa differs from Caltha novae-zelandiae by the oblong-obovate white rather than linear pale yellow sepals, and by the leaf margins which are scalloped and almost lobed at the base rather than slightly scalloped to entire.[3]References1. ^{{cite web|website= The Plantlist|title= Caltha obtusa|url= http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2693853|accessdate= 2016-01-19}} 2. ^{{cite web|website= wikispecies|title= Psychrophila obtuse|url= https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Psychrophila_obtusa|accessdate= 2016-01-19}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|website= New Zealand Plant Conservation Network|title= Caltha novae-zelandiae|author= P.J. de Lange|url= http://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora_details.aspx?ID=1204|accessdate= 2016-01-19}} 4. ^{{cite web|website= NatureWatch|title= Caltha obtusa observed by Alice Shanks|url= http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/979425|accessdate= 2016-01-19}} 5. ^{{cite web|website= New Zealand Flora|title= Caltha obtusa|url= http://www.nzflora.info/factsheet/Taxon/Caltha_obtusa.html|accessdate= 2016-01-19}} 6. ^{{cite journal|author= Eric Schuettpelz & Sara B. Hoot|year= 2004|title= Phylogeny and biogeography of Caltha (Ranunculaceae) based on chloroplast and nuclear DNA sequences|journal= American Journal of Botany|volume= 91|issue= 2|pages= 247–253|doi= 10.3732/ajb.91.2.247|url= http://www.amjbot.org/content/91/2/247.full|pmid=21653380}} External links
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