Biology:Pleurophyllum

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Short description: Genus of plants

Pleurophyllum
Pleurophyllum speciosum (1).jpg
Pleurophyllum speciosum
Scientific classification e
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]
  • Albinea Hombr. & Jacquinot ex Decne.
  • Pachythrix Hook.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 Hook.f., = P. oresigenesum, Albinia oresigenesum
  • Pleurophyllum hookeri Buch.
  • Pleurophyllum speciosum Hook.f.
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. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genusfamfind.pl?genus=Pleurophyllum*&ferns=ferns&gymno=gymno&angio=angio. Retrieved 2010-02-28. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  3. Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1844. Botany of the Antarctic Voyage ...Volume 1. Flora Antarctica page 30.

Wikidata ☰ Q2274071 entry