Lepidothamnus (Noun)
Meaning
Small usually shrubby conifers.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Lepidothamnus is a genus of small conifers, with only a few species known, mainly from New Zealand and one from South America.
- The plant has an overall shape and growth pattern more commonly seen in a small shrub rather than the towering tree forms seen in some conifer families.
- New species are discovered by those knowledgeable of the unique conifers and closely associated flora found on certain island environments that house the Lepidothamnus genus.
- Their unusual combinations of cone-like flowers found within other specific trees closely align to small, delicate looking foliage usually attached on to or embedded into main stalk or core stems like that seen on a Lepidothamnus species.
- Specific soil properties influence conifer variations seen among and on several South Island alpine zones like on one island habitat type unique for this genus: Lepidothamnus.