Pleurophyllum

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Pleurophyllum
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Pleurophyllum speciosum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Astereae
Subtribe: Celmisiinae
Genus: Pleurophyllum
Hook.f. [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • AlbineaHombr. & Jacquinot ex Decne.
  • PachythrixHook.f. 1844, name published as synonym

Pleurophyllum is a genus of subantarctic plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae. [3]

Pleurophyllum is native to the subantarctic islands of New Zealand (the Auckland Islands, Campbell Island and the Antipodes Islands) and Australia (Macquarie Island).

Species [2]
Pleurophyllum criniferum flowers on Campbell Island, with yellow-orange flowers of Bulbinella rossii behind. Pleurophyllum.jpg
Pleurophyllum criniferum flowers on Campbell Island, with yellow-orange flowers of Bulbinella rossii behind.

References

  1. ↑ "Genus: Pleurophyllum Hook.f." Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
  2. 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  3. ↑ Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1844. Botany of the Antarctic Voyage ...Volume 1. Flora Antarctica page 30.

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