60 SPECIES PLANTARUM — FLORA OF THE WORLD (2002) Figure 13. <strong>Luzula</strong> ulophylla. A, habit; B, inflorescence; C, perianth and capsule; D, tepal and stamen; E, leaf apex, note the abaxial surface indumentum and acute tip; F, seeds. (A, B, E.Edgar G5791, PR; C–F, H.E.Connor & H.Nordenskiöld S151, UPS). Scale bars: A = 5 cm; B = 5 mm; C = 1 mm; D = 1 mm; E = 1 cm; F = 1 mm. Drawn by © E.Smrčinová.
<strong>JUNCACEAE</strong> (<strong>Luzula</strong>) dwarf plants from C Otago as a part of the variation range of L. traversii. The absence of herbaceous bracts might indicate a distinct taxon. Stamens usually 3; anthers ±as long as filaments; basal leaves usually 2–4 mm wide 26a. var. traversii Stamens usually 6; anther/filament ratio c. 2; basal leaves usually <strong>to</strong> 2 mm wide 26b. var. tenuis 26a. <strong>Luzula</strong> traversii (Buchenau) Cheeseman var. traversii Basal leaves usually up <strong>to</strong> 12–15 cm long, (1–) 2–4 (–5) mm wide; cauline leaves 2 or 3, usually up <strong>to</strong> 6–7 cm long. Tepals 1.8–2.2 (–2.5) mm long. Stamens 3– (4–5); anthers 0.5–0.6 mm long; filaments 0.4–0.5 mm long. Capsule castaneous brown; capsule segments 1.8–1.9 × c. 1.2 mm. 2n=46 [46CL], fide H.Nordenskiöld, New Zealand J. Bot. 4: 186 (1966); 2n=32, fide J.B.Hair, New Zealand J. Bot. 5: 18 (1967). Endemic <strong>to</strong> the South Is. of New Zealand. 51: NZS. Rocky slopes, 600–1500 m. Map 51. 51. NEW ZEALAND SOUTH: South Is., Canterbury, Mt. Cook, Mueller Moraines, 800–950 m, N.T.Moar S82 (UPS); Canterbury, Mt Cook District, Hooker Valley, J.D.Lovis 1087 (BM); Mt Cook, Bull Hut, H.St.John 24675 (K); Otago, Lindis Pass, 1450 m, N.T.Moar & H.Nordenskiöld S225 (UPS); Broken R., A.Sinclair & J.F.J. von Haast 236 (K); Craigieburn Range, Mt Hamil<strong>to</strong>n, R.Melville 5695C (K). 26b. <strong>Luzula</strong> traversii var. tenuis Edgar, New Zealand J. Bot. 4: 164 (1966) T: New Zealand, South Island, C Otago, Cromwell Gorge, 5 Feb 1958 H.Nordenskiöld S173 & H.E.Connor; holo: CHR113666; iso: UPS. Basal leaves usually up <strong>to</strong> 10–15 cm long, 1–2 (–2.5) mm wide; cauline leaves (1–) 2 (–3), up <strong>to</strong> 6–7 cm long. Tepals 2.1–2.8 mm long. Stamens 6; anthers 0.8–1.0 mm long; filaments 0.4–0.5 mm long. Capsule dark castaneous brown; capsule segments 1.8–2.1 × 1.3–1.4 mm. 2n=46 [46CL], fide H.Nordenskiöld, New Zealand J. Bot. 4: 186 (1966); 2n=42, fide J.B.Hair, New Zealand J. Bot. 5: 18 (1967). Known only from a small area of C Otago, South Is., New Zealand. 51: NZS. Rocky slopes, 200–450 m. Map 52. 51. NEW ZEALAND SOUTH: South Is., C Otago, Lindis Valley, above Tarras, 31 Dec 1949, McNeur (CHR); Cromwell Gorge, near railway station, H.H.Allan (CHR50088); Cromwell Gorge, E.Edgar (K); Alexandra, J.E.Holloway (OTA2964); Alexandra, A.Wall (CANTY1787). 27. <strong>Luzula</strong> celata Edgar, New Zealand J. Bot. 4: 165 (1966) T: New Zealand, South Is., Canterbury, Rangitata Valley, near Potts River bridge, 29 Oct 1964, E.Edgar; holo: CHR149586; iso: K. Illustration: P.J.Lange, A.D.Wil<strong>to</strong>n & C.Beard, New Zealand Bot. Soc. Newsl. 53: front cover (1998). Perennials, loosely tufted, forming loose cushions up <strong>to</strong> 3 cm tall; rhizome creeping <strong>to</strong> ascending, branched; s<strong>to</strong>lons present, with base covered with membranous-scarious cataphylls with distinct veins. Leaves up <strong>to</strong> 4 cm long, c. 0.5–1.0 mm wide, involute <strong>to</strong> canaliculate; apex acute; margins ±smooth, usually densely ciliate. Stem abbreviated, much shorter than leaves, often not visible. Lower bract 1 (–3), usually 0.5–1.0 cm long, base and middle part herbaceous, otherwise ±membranous. Inflorescence reduced <strong>to</strong> a single (very rarely two) (3–) 6–16-flowered cluster. Bracteoles scarious, c. 1 mm long, ciliate. Tepals ±equal, glabrous, ovate-lanceolate, 1.7–2.1 mm long, scarious with pale castaneous base and midrib. Stamens 3, equalling <strong>to</strong> slightly exceeding perianth; anthers 0.4–0.6 mm long; filaments 1.4–1.8 mm long. Capsule ±globular, subacute, pale brown, ±equalling perianth; capsule segments 1.8–2.0 × 1.7–1.8 mm. Seeds ellipsoidal, c. 1.0–1.2 mm long, c. 0.6–0.7 mm wide; appendage c. 0.1 mm long, fibrillate. 2n=12, fide E.Edgar, New Zealand J. Bot. 4: 165 (1966). Endemic <strong>to</strong> South Island, New Zealand. 51: NZS. Sandy or shingly ground on old river terraces or in dune systems. Usually growing in, or near, cushions of Raoulia australis Hook.f. (Asteraceae). Map 53. 61
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