Shawia insignis

Shawia insignis
Shawia insignis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Cladus: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Astereae
Subtribus: Celmisiinae
Genus: Shawia
Sectio: Shawia sect. Pachystegia
Species: Shawia insignis

Name

Shawia insignis (Hook.f.) Saldivia & Nicol, Phytoneuron 2025-49: 27 (2025)

Synonyms

  • Basionym
    • Olearia insignis Hook.f., Bot. Antarct. Voy. II. (Fl. Nov.-Zel.). 2: 331 (1855)
  • Homotypic
    • Aster insignis Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 315 (1891)
    • Pachystegia insignis (Hook.f.), Man. New Zealand Fl., ed. 2. 910 (1925)
  • Heterotypic
    • Aster neozelandicus Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 316 (1891)
    • Olearia marginata Colenso in Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 15: 321 (1883)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Australasia
    • Regional: New Zealand
      • New Zealand (Kaikoura coast, Marlborough)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

  • Saldivia, P. & Nicol, D.A. 2025. Reinstatement, broader circumscription, and infrageneric classification of Shawia (Astereae, Celmisiinae), a large woody genus endemic to Australasia. Phytoneuron 2025-49: 1–43. PDF Reference page. 
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