REINSTATEMENT OF SOPHORA-LONGICARINATA (FABACEAE-SOPHOREAE) FROM NORTHERN SOUTH-ISLAND, NEW-ZEALAND, AND TYPIFICATION OF SOPHORA-MICROPHYLLA

Sophora longicarinata is reinstated at species rank, having recently b een placed as a variety of S. microphylla. Sophora longicarinata is re cognised by a suite of characters, including its lack of a juvenile gr owth phase, its shrubby, slender growth habit, sometimes producing sev eral main stems from below ground level, and often suckering, its smal l, dark green, and numerous leaflets, and often twisted pedicels and f lowers that are inverted in bud. Sophora longicarinata is restricted t o marble and other limestone areas in northern Nelson and western Marl borough, is sparsely distributed, has few plants at each locality, and is considered to be a local endemic. A lectotype for S. microphylla i s selected from the Banks and Solander herbarium at the Natural Histor y Museum, London.