Celmisia

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Celmisia
Celmisia spectabilis in Tongariro National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Celmisia
Cass.
Species

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Celmisia is a genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs, in the family Asteraceae. There are around 70 species; most are endemic to New Zealand, between four and 10 are endemic to Australia. The genus was first formally described by botanist Alexandre de Cassini in 1813.

Species include:[1]

  • Celmisia asteliifolia Hook.f.
  • Celmisia costiniana M.Gray & Given
  • Celmisia gracilenta Hook.f.
  • Celmisia incana Hook.f.
  • Celmisia latifolia (F.Muell. ex Benth.) M.Gray & Given
  • Celmisia longifolia Cass.
  • Celmisia morganii Given (Ngakawau Gorge Daisy)
  • Celmisia pugioniformis M.Gray & Given
  • Celmisia saxifraga (Benth.) W.M.Curtis
  • Celmisia sericophylla J.H.Willis
  • Celmisia spectabilis Hook.f.
  • Celmisia tomentella M.Gray & Given
  • Celmisia traversii Hook.f.
  • Celmisia walkeri

References

  1. "Celmisia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-12-28. 
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