Flora of New Zealand | Taxon Profile

Classification

Class

Magnoliopsida Brongn.

Order

Asterales Link

Family

Compositae Giseke

Genus

Haastia Hook.f.

Subordinate Taxa

Nomenclature

Scientific Name:

Haastia sinclairii Hook.f., Handb. New Zealand Fl. 156 (1864) – as Haastia Sinclairii

Description

Plant sparingly to much branched, decumbent to suberect. Branchlets up to c. 30 cm. long, 4–6 mm. diam. Lvs ± patent, up to 3·5 × 1·5 cm., oblong-obovate, subacute to rounded at apex, densely clad in whitish subappressed tomentum, except on adaxial surface of appressed base, upper part slightly thickened, somewhat rugose; veins 5–10, anastomosing above. Capitula c. 3 cm. diam.; receptacle 5–6 mm. diam. Phyll. narrow-oblanceolate, subacuminate, pilose on abaxial surface, c. 1 cm. long. Achenes c. 2 mm. long, narrow-linear. Pappus up to 1 cm. long.

[From: Allan (1961) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 1.]

Biostatus

Indigenous (Endemic)

Number of subspecific taxa in New Zealand within *Haastia sinclairii* Hook.f.
Category	Number
Indigenous (Endemic)	2
Total	2

Phenology

Fruiting: Dec.–Mar.

Bibliography

Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Hooker, J.D. 1864: Handbook of the New Zealand Flora: a systematic description of the native plants of New Zealand and the Chatham, Kermadec's, Lord Auckland's, Campbell's and Macquarie's Islands. Part I. Reeve, London.

Haastia sinclairii Hook.f.