Myosotis laingii Cheeseman (1912 "1911":67,161)
Waiautoa forget-me-not
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct (de Lange et al., 2013:11; de Lange, 2014; Humphreys et al., 2019; POWO, 2024)
Last record: 1912 (de Lange, 2014)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
New Zealand
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa:
Media
Above: Myosotis laingii Cheeseman, collected West of Amuri Co., New Zealand. Acquisition history unknown. CC BY 4.0. Te Papa (SP002492)
Above: Myosotis laingii Cheeseman, collected West of Amuri Co., New Zealand. Acquisition history unknown. CC BY 4.0. Te Papa (SP002492)
Above: Myosotis laingii Cheeseman, collected Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Acquisition history unknown. CC BY 4.0. Te Papa (SP002488)
References
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Wilton, A.D.; Schönberger, I.; Boardman, K.F.; Breitwieser, I.; Cochrane, M.; Dawson, M.I.; de Lange, P.J.; de Pauw, B.; Fife, A.J.; Ford, K.A.; Gibb, E.S.; Glenny, D.S.; Heenan, P.B.; Korver, M.A.; Novis, P.M.; Redmond, D.N.; Smissen, R.D.; Tawiri, K. (2016). Checklist of the New Zealand Flora – Seed Plants. Lincoln, Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research. http://dx.doi.org/10.7931/P1PP42