Jovellana sinclairii

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Calceolariaceae
Genus: Jovellana
Species: Jovellana sinclairii
Name

Jovellana sinclairii (Hook.) Kraenzl., Pflanzenr. IV, 257C: 18 1907.
Synonyms

Calceolaria albula Col.
Calceolaria sinclairii Hook.
Calceolaria sturmii Col.
Fagelia sinclairii (Hook.) Kuntze
Jovellana albula (Col.) Kränzl.
Jovellana sturmii (Col.) Kränzl.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Australasia
Regional: New Zealand
New Zealand (E-Cape southwards)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Kraenzlin, F.W.L., 1891. Pflanzenr. IV. 257C(Heft 28):18. 1907

Links

Hassler, M. 2019. Jovellana sinclairii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 16. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Jovellana sinclairii in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Jovellana sinclairii. Published online. Accessed: Jul 16 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Jovellana sinclairii in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul 16.
Tropicos.org 2019. Jovellana sinclairii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Jul 2019.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Jovellana sinclairii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Jovellana sinclairii, commonly known as the New Zealand calceolaria, is an endemic New Zealand shrub found in eastern and central North Island forests. In the family Calceolariaceae, it has white, bell shaped flowers with spots of purple on the inside.[2][3]

Description

Jovellana sinclairii is a perennial herbaceous plant which grows into 1 by 1.8 m rounded shrubs. The leaves are 2 - 8 cm by 2 - 5 cm and grow opposite each other, suspended off of 8.2 by 2.3 mm petioles. Above they are a dark to yellow green and light green below. The plant's stems can be up to 80 cm long and are green or red, the bases of which becoming woody with age. It has 30cm long inflorescences with cream white flowers growing off of 3cm long pedicels. The flowers are 4.8 - 10.2 mm long and have spots of purple with 2 concave lips and a 2 mm long calyx. The anthers are suborbicular (approximately circular) with short filaments. The seeds are 0.35 - 0.6 mm long and are dark red - brown concealed within an egg shaped 3.8. - 4.2 mm long capsule. It fruits from October to February and disperses its seeds by wind and possibly water.[2]

Top side of the leaf

Underside of leaf

Full inflorescence

Flower close up

Etymology

Jovellana honours the 18th century patron of Botany Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos and sinclairii is after Andrew Sinclair, a Colonial Secretary of New Zealand and naturalist (c.1796 - 1861).[2][4][5]
Cultivation

It is easily grown from both seed and cuttings.[2] Prefers a sheltered shady / semi-shady location in well drained soil.[6]
Identification

Jovellana sinclairii looks similar to the other species in the genus Jovellana endemic to New Zealand; Jovellana repens, though it has smaller leaves, flowers, and typically fewer flowers in each inflorescence. It also grows into a mat as opposed to the small shrubs Jovellana sinclairii forms.[7]

J. sinclairii growing into a small shrub

Jovellana repens as a mat covering a bank

References

"NZTCS".
"Jovellana sinclairii". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
"Jovellana". O2 Landscapes. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
McLintock, Alexander Hare; Bernard John Foster, M. A.; Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "SINCLAIR, Andrew". An encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, 1966. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
"RightPlants". www.rightplants4me.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
Cave, Yvonne. (1999). The gardener's encyclopaedia of New Zealand native plants. Paddison, Valda. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit. ISBN 1-86962-043-7. OCLC 183094768.
"Jovellana repens". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2021-01-30.