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Jovellana repens

Jovellana repens
Photo: naturewatchwidow, CC BY 4.0
Family
Calceolariaceae (Calceolari family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
New Zealand
Climate
temperate

About

Jovellana repens is an endemic New Zealand plant in the family Calceolariaceae spread through both the North and South Islands. It has small green leaves and white flowers with spots of purple on the inside.

Where it grows

Jovellana repens grows in both the North and South Islands of New Zealand from Mt Pirongia and Te Moehau in the east and west, south. It grows in shady spots on the sides of streams but also on banks and cliffs in lowland to montane forest.

Other Jovellana plants

Jovellana punctata · Jovellana sinclairii · Jovellana violacea · Jovellana

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Jovellana repens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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