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Bayly, Michael, 1970-

An illustrated guide to New Zealand hebes / New Zealand hebes M. J. Bayly and A. V. Kellow ; with introductory chapters by Peter J. de Lange, Phil J. Garnock-Jones and Kenneth R. Markham ; photography by W.M. Malcolm. - Wellington, N.Z. : Te Papa Press, 2006. - xii, 388 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 30 cm.

"Main aim ... is to provide a tool for the identification of species, subspecies and varieties of Hebe and Leonohebe and to serve as a reference on the known variation, distribution and classification of these groups"--P. xii.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 368-379) and index.

Pt. A. General chapters. Introduction. Classification and evolution (Taxonomic history at species, subspecies and variety level ; History of generic and infrageneric classifications ; Relationships of the hebe complex inferred from DNA sequences ; Defining the limits of hebe and veronica ; Constructing an infrageneric classification for hebe). Distribution, habitats and biogeographic history (Distribution and habitats of hebe and leonohebe ; Patterns of species richness ; Patterns of endemism ; Biographic history of hebe and leonohebe). Morphology / P.J. Garnock-Jones (Vegetative morphology ; Reproductive morphology ; Developmental morphology). Flavonoid biochemistry / K.R. Markham (Introduction to the flavonoids ; Flavonoids in hebe and leonohebe ; Screening for flavonoids ; Taxonomic application of flavonoid characters). Chromosomes. Reproductive biology / P.J. Garnock-Jones (Flower biology ; Flower visitors and pollinators ; Gender ; Fruit and seed biology). Conservation / P.J. de Lange (Conservation status ; Conservation management). Cultivation -- Pt. B. Identification and description of species. Materials and methods (Scope of survey ; Concepts of species and infraspecific taxa ; Morphological descriptions ; Arrangement of species ; Treatment of hybrids ; Distribution maps ; Flowering times ; Photography and imaging). Taxonomic treatment (Synopsis ; Implicit character states ; Other notes on descriptions). Hebe (Flagriformes (the whipcords) ; Connatae ; Subcarnosae ; Occlusae ; Buxifoliatae ; Small-leaved apertae ; Large-leaved apertae ; Grandiflorae ; Pauciflorae). Leonohebe (Sect. leonohebe (the semiwhipcords) ; Sect. aromaticae (leonohebe cupressoides). Nomenclature (Names of genera ; Names of subgenera ; Names of sections ; Names of series ; Subsectional names without a clear indication of rank ; Names of species and infraspecific taxa in hebe ; Names of species in leonohebe ; Incertae sedis ; Names of possible wild hybrids ; Names of horticultural forms ; Excluded names). Common and Māori names (English common names ; Māori names ; Names from French Polynesia -- Pt. C. Indices. Appendices (Appendix 1 : Informal names used by Druce (1980,1993) and Eagle (1982) ; Appendix 2 : Variation in Hebe hectorii ; Appendix 3 : Variation in Hebe lycopodioides ; Appendix 4 : Examples of leaf outlines for selected species ; Appendix 5 : Details of voucher specimens for photographs and illustrations).

An indispensable guide to hebes, one of New Zealand's best known native plants. This book is a comprehensive guide to the identification, classification and biology of hebes. Each species is described in detail, with distribution maps, a page of full-colour photographs and information on recognition, variation, flowering time, chromosome number, botanics nomenclature and etymology. Lists of common and Maori names are included.

Montana New Zealand Book Awards 2007 Finalist.

ISBN: 9780909010126 (hbk.) 0909010129 (hbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Hebe (Plants)--Identification.--New Zealand
Hebe (Plants)--New Zealand--Pictorial works.

LC Class. No.: QK463 / .P714 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 635.93395