Pleurophyllum Hook.F.

Genus

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae

Characteristics

Capitula large, in racemes; receptacle flat, alveolate; phyll. herbaceous, in 2-3 series. Ray-florets pistillate, ligulate; disk-florets narrow tubular-campanulate, perfect, segs recurved. Anther-cells shortly and bluntly produced at base; style-arms flattened, with lanceolate unreceptive tips. Achenes compressed, striate, setose. Pappus of rigid unequal scabrid hairs. Robust perennial herbs closely allied to Celmisia. Genus endemic to the Auckland, Campbell, Antipodes and Macquarie Is.
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Images

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Distribution

Pleurophyllum world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:10605-1
WFO ID wfo-4000030353
COL ID 63NWK
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Synonyms

Pleurophyllum

Lower taxons

Pleurophyllum speciosum Pleurophyllum criniferum Pleurophyllum hookeri