Brachyglottis cockaynei (G.Simpson & J.S.Thomson) B.Nord.

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Name scientific

Brachyglottis cockaynei (G.Simpson & J.S.Thomson) B.Nord., Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 49: 29 (1978)

Preferred name

Brachyglottis cockaynei (G.Simpson & J.S.Thomson) B.Nord.

Taxonomy reference

Connor, H.E.; Edgar, E. 1987: Name changes in the indigenous New Zealand flora, 1960–1986 and Nomina Nova IV, 1983–1986. New Zealand Journal of Botany 25: 115–170.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Combination authors

B.Nord.

Original authors

G.Simpson & J.S.Thomson

Authors

(G.Simpson & J.S.Thomson) B.Nord.

Publication place

Cockayne, L. 1917: Notes on New Zealand floristic botany, including descriptions of new species & c. (No. 2). Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 49: 56–65.

Year published

1978

Publication page

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Senecio cockaynei G.Simpson & J.S.Thomson

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Brachyglottis cockaynei

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Compositae

Genus

Brachyglottis

Species

cockaynei

Synonyms

Senecio cockaynei G.Simpson & J.S.Thomson

Descriptions

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

Senecio cockaynei G.Simpson & J.S.Thomson

Description

Compactly branched shrub up to 1 m. tall; branches brittle, ± purple; branchlets at first pubescent, ribbed. Lvs 4-6 × 3-4 cm., on pubescent grooved petioles up to 2 cm. long, obliquely oblong to obovate, obtuse to subacute; glab. above, clad below in thin appressed silvery to greyish tomentum, midrib prominent, margins very obscurely toothed. Panicles terminal, branchlets tomentose, lower bracts foliaceous. Capitula sub-cylindric, c. 1 cm. long, 4 mm. diam., discoid. Phyll. narrow-lanceolate, acute to subacute, glab., margins scarious. ♀ us. absent, disk-florets c. 20. Achenes 3 mm. long, linear, grooved, pilose. Pappus-hairs barbellate.

Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.