Biology:Urostemon

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Urostemon
Senecio kirkii 139-8524.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Urostemon
B.Nord.
Species:
U. kirkii
Binomial name
Urostemon kirkii
(Hook.f. ex Kirk) B.Nord.
Synonyms
List

(Species)

  • Aster retroflexus A.Cunn. ex Hook.f.
  • Brachyglottis kirkii (Hook.f. ex Kirk) C.J.Webb
  • Senecio glastifolius Hook.f.
  • Senecio kirkii Hook.f. ex Kirk
  • Senecio neozeylandicus Druce
  • Solidago arborescens A.Cunn. ex Hook.f.

Urostemon is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.[1] The genus is monotypic, being represented by the single species Urostemon kirkii found in New Zealand.[1] Endemic to North Island, usually growing as a small epiphytic bush. It is classified as nationally vulnerable.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Urostemon B.Nord. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:11441-1. 
  2. ↑ "Brachyglottis kirkii var. kirkii" (in en). https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/brachyglottis-kirkii-var-kirkii/. 

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