Pleurophyllum

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

Pleurophyllum
Pleurophyllum speciosum
Scientific classification
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 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. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
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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