Pleurophyllum speciosum

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Pleurophyllum
Species:
P. speciosum
Binomial name
Pleurophyllum speciosum

Pleurophyllum speciosum, also known as the giant emperor daisy or Campbell Island daisy, is a megaherb native to the Auckland and Campbell Islands of New Zealand.[2] A false colour image is depicted on the lower left corner on the reverse of the current five dollar New Zealand banknote.[3] The Campbell Island daisy was first described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in Flora Antarctica of 1844,[4] after he had collected it during the Ross expedition.

Conservation status

In both 2009 and 2012 it was deemed to be "At Risk - Naturally Uncommon" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System,[5] and this New Zealand classification was reaffirmed in 2018 (due to its restricted range).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Barkla, J.W.; Courtney, S.P.; Champion, P.D.; Perrie, L.R.; Beadel, S.M.; Ford, K.A.; Breitwieser, I.; Schönberger, I; Hindmarsh-Walls, R. (1 May 2018). "Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 22: 47. OCLC 1041649797.
  2. ↑ "1. P. speciosum Hook.f. Fl. Antarct. 1, 1844, 31, t. 22, 23". Flora of New Zealand Series. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
  3. ↑ "The history of banknotes in New Zealand". Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  4. ↑ J.D. Hooker (1844). Flora Antarctica, Volume 1, Parts 1-2, Flora Novae-Zelandiae. pp. 3–103.
  5. ↑ "Pleurophyllum speciosum | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 8 February 2020.


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