Brachyglottis

Brachyglottis
Brachyglottis elaeagnifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Brachyglottis
J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Species

about 39

Synonyms

Urostemon B.Nord.[1]

Brachyglottis is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. The genus was erected on November 29, 1775,[2][3] by Johann Reinhold Forster and Georg Forster. The name was derived from the Greek brachus ("short")[4] and glottis ("the vocal apparatus of the larynx"[5] or "tongue"),[6] a reference to the size of the ray florets.[7]

The genus is almost entirely native to New Zealand, except for B. brunonis, which occurs in Tasmania.[8]

Diversity

Brachyglottis 'Sunshine'

There are about 39 accepted species names.[9] Several species were transferred to the genus from Senecio in 1977 and 1978.[10][11]

Species include:[9]

References

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  1. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (1996-09-17). "Genus: Brachyglottis J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.". Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
  2. "Index Nominum Genericorum database". ING Database - Smithsonian Institution. 1996-02-09. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
  3. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem (1997-09-24). "Brachyglottis J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.". NCU-3e. Names in current use for extant plant genera. Freie Universität Berlin. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
  4. Liddell, H. G.; Robert Scott. "bra^chus , eia (Ion. ea Hdt.5.49), u, dat. pl.". A Greek-English Lexicon. Tufts University. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
  5. WordNet. "a lexical database for the English language". Cognitive Science Laboratory of Princeton University. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
  6. Liddell, H. G.; Robert Scott. "glôtt-ikos , ê, on,". A Greek-English Lexicon. Tufts University. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
  7. Coombes, A. J. (1985). "Section 1". Dictionary of Plant Names. Timber Press. pp. 207 pages. ISBN 0-88192-294-3. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
  8. Wagstaff, S. J. and I. Breitwieser. (2004). Phylogeny and classification of Brachyglottis (Senecioneae, Asteraceae): An example of a rapid species radiation in New Zealand. Systematic Botany 29(4), 1003-10.
  9. 9.0 9.1 Brachyglottis. The Plant List.
  10. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). "GRIN Species Records of Brachyglottis". Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
  11. Edgar, E.; H. E. Connor (1983). "Nomina Nova III, 1977-1982" (PDF). New Zealand Journal of Botany 21: 421–441. doi:10.1080/0028825x.1983.10428573. 0028-825X/83/2104-0421. Retrieved 2008-04-10.