Donald Petrie

New zealand botanist and botanical collector (1846–1925).

Donald Petrie (7 September 1846 – 1 September 1925) was a Scottish botanist noted for his work in New Zealand. Petrie was born in the parish of Edinkillie, Moray, on 7 September 1846 and educated at Aberdeen Grammar School and the University of Aberdeen. He taught at the Glasgow Free Church Training College, the Glasgow Academy and Scotch College in Melbourne, Australia, before being appointed inspector of schools with the provincial government in Otago, New Zealand, in October 1873. An active member of the Otago Institute, Petrie was elected a fellow of the Linnean Society of London (1886) a

Abbreviations: Petrie
Occupations: teacher, scientific collector, school inspector, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: New Zealand
Dates: 1846-09-07T00:00:00Z – 1925-09-01T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Moray
Direct attributions: 123 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 166 plants, 0 fungi

123 plants attributed, 43 plants contributed to166 plants:

Carex chathamica (Chatham Sedge) Petrie 1914
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex chathamica is a species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae, native to the Chatham Islands of New Zealand. Grey-backed storm petrels (Garrodia nereis) nest in its tufts.
Carex carsei (Carse's Sedge) Petrie 1923
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex carsei is a perennial sedge of the Cyperaceae family that is native to the North Island and the South Island of New Zealand.
Tetrachondra Petrie 1892
plant genus in the tetrachondraceae family
Tetrachondra is a plant genus in the family Tetrachondraceae. It comprises two species of creeping succulent, perennial, aquatic or semi-aquatic herbaceous plants. Its distribution range is disjunct: one species is endemic to New Zealand (mainly Stewart Island, Otago and Southland) while the other one is endemic to southern Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. These plants bear essential oils.
Muehlenbeckia astonii (Shrubby Tororaro) Petrie 1911
plant species in the polygonaceae family
Muehlenbeckia astonii, commonly known as the shrubby tororaro, is an endemic New Zealand shrub in the family Polygonaceae. It is found in both the North and the South Islands and has distinctive small heart-shaped deciduous leaves amidst a tangle of wiry interlocking branches. Although common in cultivation around the world, it is extremely rare and threatened in the wild. Its conservation status is "Nationally Endangered".
Carex wakatipu Petrie 1882
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Carex kermadecensis Petrie 1914
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Carex goyenii Petrie 1882
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Carex enysii Petrie 1923
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Deschampsia chapmanii Petrie 1891
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
Deschampsia chapmanii is a plant species in the grass (Poaceae) family, native to New Zealand and Macquarie Island.
Coprosma wallii Petrie 1925
vulnerable plant species in the rubiaceae family
Coprosma wallii is a rare species of shrub found in New Zealand. Coprosma wallii grows to 3 metres high in a range of habitats, including alluvial forest, riparian forest, grey and sub-alpine scrub.
Coprosma virescens (Mikimiki) Petrie 1879
plant species in the rubiaceae family
Coprosma virescens is an endemic New Zealand plant in the genus Coprosma of the family Rubiaceae. Its Māori name (in common New Zealand usage) is mikimiki, a name which is also applied to closely related species such as C. dumosa, C. rhamnoides, C. propinqua and C. crassifolia. It is a small-leaved evergreen shrub or tree which grows 2–3 metres (6 ft 7 in – 9 ft 10 in) high. It has very slender, more or less glabrous divaricating branches. The small leaves are petiolate with petioles from 2–5 millimetres (0.079–0.197 in) long. The leaves narrow suddenly at the petiole and may be up to 9
Carex muelleri Petrie 1885
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Carex kaloides Petrie 1881
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Carex filamentosa Petrie 1915
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Veronica bishopiana (Waitakere Rock Koromiko) Petrie 1926
plant species in the plantaginaceae family
Veronica bishopiana, the Waitākere rock koromiko, is a flowering plant belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. It is native to West Auckland in New Zealand, and was first described by Donald Petrie in 1926.
Pterostylis oliveri (Oliver's Greenhood) Petrie 1893
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Pterostylis oliveri is a species of greenhood orchid endemic to New Zealand. Flowering plants have spreading leaves on the flowering stem and a single green and white flower with a strongly down-curved dorsal sepal and long, tapering lateral sepals.
Poa aucklandica Petrie 1909
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Pittosporum turneri (Tent Pole Tree) Petrie 1924
plant species in the pittosporaceae family
Pittosporum turneri, commonly called Turner's kohuhu or the tent pole tree, is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. P. turneri was first described by Donald Petrie in 1925. The species flowers between the months of October to December. P. turneri is threatened by possums. It is regarded as being Nationally Vulnerable.
Festuca multinodis Petrie & Hack. 1912
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
Festuca multinodis is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is native to New Zealand and was first described in 1912. It is perennial and grows in temperate biomes.
Deschampsia tenella Petrie 1891
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Coprosma rubra Petrie 1885
plant species in the rubiaceae family
Coprosma rubra is a shrub native to New Zealand. Coprosma rubra is found in both the North and South Island's from lowland to montane areas. It is often found in riparian forest or shrubland on alluvial soils. Coprosma rubra grows to 4 metres high with red-brown bark and slender branches. The fruit is yellowish-white, oblong and up to 6mm long.
Carmichaelia curta Petrie 1892
plant species in the fabaceae family
Carmichaelia curta is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in New Zealand. It is classified as having the "Nationally Critical" conservation status under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.
Carex longiculmis Petrie 1882
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Carex kirkii Petrie 1885
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Carex coxiana Petrie 1926
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex coxiana is a perennial sedge of the Cyperaceae family that is native to Chatham Island in the south Pacific.
Agrostis dyeri Petrie 1889
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Veronica evenosa Petrie 1915
plant species in the plantaginaceae family
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Veronica albicans Petrie 1916
plant species in the plantaginaceae family
Veronica albicans, synonym Hebe albicans, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae, native to New Zealand.
Pterostylis areolata (Greenhood Orchid) Petrie 1917
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Pterostylis areolata is a species of orchid endemic to New Zealand. As with similar greenhoods, the flowering plants differ from those which are not flowering. The non-flowering plants have a rosette of leaves flat on the ground but the flowering plants have a single flower with leaves on the flowering spike. This greenhood has green and translucent white-striped flowers similar to those of P. australis but the stem leaves are shorter and never higher than the flowers.
Poa maniototo (Desert Poa) Petrie 1889
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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