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Order
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Solenogyne Cass., Dict. Sci. Nat. 174 (1828)
Synonymy:
- = Emphysopus Hook.f., London J. Bot. 6: 113 (1847)
Description
Perennial herbs. Lvs mostly basal, simple, crenate to pinnatifid, reduced to alternate scales on peduncles. Capitula solitary and axillary from basal rosette. Involucral bracts in 2–4 rows, imbricate, herbaceous with membranous margins. Receptacle slightly convex; scales 0. Outer florets ♀, filiform or with rudimentary ligules, numerous in several rows. Inner florets ♂, tubular, fewer than ♀. Achenes all similar, subfalcate, not conspicuously beaked, compressed, with 2 narrow ribs; pappus 0.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Indigenous (Endemic) | 1 |
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 2 |
| Exotic: Casual | 1 |
| Total | 4 |
Bibliography
Cassini de, A. H. G. 1828: Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles. Edition 56.
de Lange, P.J.; Wang, J.; Barkla, J.W.; Marshall, A. 2020: Solenogyne christensenii, comb. nov. (Asteraceae: Astereae), a new combination for a New Zealand species. Ukrainian Botanical Journal 77(2): 73–80.
Hooker, J.D. 1847: Florae Tasmaniae Spicilegium; or Contributions towards a Flora of Van Diemen's Land. London Journal of Botany 6: 106–125, 265–286, 461–479.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
