Pleurophyllum criniferum

Pleurophyllum criniferum is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family that is endemic to the subantarctic islands of New Zealand.

Pleurophyllum criniferum
Plates XXIV-XXV from the Flora Antarctica[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae
Genus:
Pleurophyllum
Species:
P. criniferum
Binomial name
Pleurophyllum criniferum
Synonyms[2]
  • Pleurophyllum hombronii Decne
  • Albinia oresigenesa Homb. et Jacq. ex Decne
  • Pleurophyllum oresigenesum Decne.

Description

Pleurophyllum criniferum is a large perennial herb, growing up to 2 m in height. The leaves may grow to a metre or more in length and are diverse in shape, though usually oblong-ovate to lanceolate, the undersides covered by silky white hairs. The flowers occur as 15–30 heads in elongated racemes with short and inconspicuous ray-florets and dark purple disk-florets. The plant flowers from December to February and fruits from January to May.[3]

Distribution and habitat

The plant is endemic to New Zealand’s subantarctic Antipodes, Auckland and Campbell Islands, where it is a striking component of the megaherb community. It occurs from the coast up into the island ranges on peaty ground in herbfields.[3]

References
  1. Hooker, J.D. (1844). "Pleurophyllum criniferum". The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ships Erebus and Terror in the Years 1839-1843 :under the Command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross. 1: 32. t. 24, 25
  2. "Pleurophyllum criniferum Hook.f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  3. "Pleurophyllum criniferum". line. New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. 2010-01-18. Retrieved 2011-01-27.


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