Haastia minor (Laing) C.C.Nicholls, Breitw., J.M.Ward & Pelser

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Name scientific

Haastia minor (Laing) C.C.Nicholls, Breitw., J.M.Ward & Pelser, New Zealand J. Bot. (2024)

Preferred name

Haastia minor (Laing) C.C.Nicholls, Breitw., J.M.Ward & Pelser

Taxonomy reference

Nicholls, C.C.; Breitwieser, I.; Ward, J.M.; Pelser, P.B. 2024: Morphometric analyses of New Zealand giant vegetable sheep lead to the recognition of its two varieties as species: Haastia pulvinaris and Haastia minor (Senecioneae: Asteraceae). New Zealand Journal of Botany (Published online: 16 May 2024 )

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Nicholls, C.C.; Breitwieser, I.; Ward, J.M.; Pelser, P.B. (2024)

Nomenclature

Combination authors

C.C.Nicholls, Breitw., J.M.Ward & Pelser

Original authors

Laing

Authors

(Laing) C.C.Nicholls, Breitw., J.M.Ward & Pelser

Publication place

Year published

2024

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Haastia pulvinaris var. minor Laing

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Haastia minor

Etymology

The specific epithet minor is derived from Latin, meaning ‘smaller, less’, referring to the smaller branchlet diameter compared to H. pulvinaris.

Typification

Holotype. NEW ZEALAND, South Island, Mt Princess, Laing s.n., Dec 1910 (CHR 333878)

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Compositae

Genus

Haastia

Species

minor

Synonyms

Haastia pulvinaris var. minor Laing

Descriptions

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

Haastia pulvinaris var. minor Laing

Description

Smaller in all parts, tomentum whiter, branchlets including lvs not > 15 mm. diam. Pappus-hairs hardly thickened above, more strongly barbellate, especially at tips.

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Haastia minor (Laing) C.C.Nicholls, Breitw., J.M.Ward & Pelser

Haastia minor (Laing) C.C.Nicholls, Breitw., J.M.Ward & Pelser

Nicholls, C.C.; Breitwieser, I.; Ward, J.M.; Pelser, P.B. (2024)

Haastia minor (Laing) C.C.Nicholls, Breitw., J.M.Ward & Pelser

Haastia pulvinaris var. minor Laing