Class
Order
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
- Olearia ×capillaris
- Olearia ×suavis
- Olearia adenocarpa
- Olearia albida
- Olearia allomii
- Olearia angulata
- Olearia arborescens
- Olearia argophylla
- Olearia avicenniifolia
- Olearia bullata
- Olearia cheesemanii
- Olearia coriacea
- Olearia crebra
- Olearia crosby-smithiana
- Olearia cymbifolia
- Olearia fimbriata
- Olearia fragrantissima
- Olearia furfuracea
- Olearia gardneri
- Olearia hectorii
- Olearia ilicifolia
- Olearia lacunosa
- Olearia laxiflora
- Olearia lineata
- Olearia lirata
- Olearia moschata
- Olearia nummulariifolia
- Olearia odorata
- Olearia pachyphylla
- Olearia paniculata
- Olearia phlogopappa
- Olearia polita
- Olearia quinquevulnera
- Olearia rani
- Olearia solandri
- Olearia telmatica
- Olearia thomsonii
- Olearia townsonii
- Olearia traversiorum
- Olearia virgata
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Olearia Moench, Suppl. Meth. (Moench) 254 (1802), nom. cons.
Synonymy:
- = Eurybia Cass.
Vernacular Name(s):
Akeake; Heketara; Taraheke; Tātaraheke; Tree aster; Tree daisy; Tūpare
Description
Capitula small to large, solitary, or infl. variously compound; receptacle alveolate, flat or convex; phyll. imbricate in several series, margins dry or scarious. Ray-florets, if present, ligulate to filiform, pistillate; disk-florets perfect, tubular. Anther-cells us. acute at base; style-arms of disk-florets flattened, with short obtuse or acute unreceptive tips. Achenes ribbed or striate, us. pubescent to pilose; pappus of unequal barbellate bristles, often slightly thickened at tips. Shrubs or trees with alt. or opp. lvs, these mainly tomentose below.
[From: Allan (1961) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 1.]
Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Indigenous (Endemic) | 37 |
| Exotic: Casual | 3 |
| Total | 40 |
Bibliography
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Moench, C. 1802: Supplementum ad Methodum Plantas a Staminum situ Describendi. Marburgi Cattorum.
