Jovellana sinclairii

Jovellana sinclairii

Declining (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Calceolariaceae
Genus: Jovellana
Species:
J. sinclairii
Binomial name
Jovellana sinclairii
Estimated range
Synonyms
  • Calceolaria albula Colenso
  • Calceolaria sinclairii Hook.
  • Calceolaria sturmii Colenso
  • Fagelia sinclairii (Hook.) Kuntze
  • Jovellana albula (Colenso) Kraenzl.
  • Jovellana sturmii (Colenso) Kraenzl.

Jovellana sinclairii, commonly known as the New Zealand calceolaria, is an endemic New Zealand shrub found in eastern and central North Island forests. In the family Calceolariaceae, it has white, bell shaped flowers with spots of purple on the inside.