Brachyglottis
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Brachyglottis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus was erected on November 29, 1775,[1][2] by Johann Reinhold Forster and Georg Forster. The name was derived from the Greek brachus ("short")[3] and glottis ("the vocal apparatus of the larynx"[4]) a reference to the size of the ray florets.[5]
The genus is almost entirely native to New Zealand, except for B. brunonis, which occurs in Tasmania.[6]
In cultivation in the UK, the cultivar 'Sunshine' has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[7]
Etymology
Brachyglottis comes from the two greek words: Brachus, meaning short, and glottis which is the vocal apparatus of the larynx.[8]
Diversity
There are about 39 accepted species names.[9] Most species were transferred to the genus from Senecio in 1977 and 1978.[10][11]
Species include:[9]
- Brachyglottis adamsii
- Brachyglottis arborescens – Three Kings rangiora
- Brachyglottis bellidioides
- Brachyglottis bidwillii
- Brachyglottis bifistulosa
- Brachyglottis brunonis
- Brachyglottis buchananii
- Brachyglottis caledoniae
- Brachyglottis cassinioides
- Brachyglottis christensenii
- Brachyglottis cockaynei
- Brachyglottis compacta (Kirk) B.Nord. – Wairarapa groundsel, piecrust plant
- Senecio compactus Kirk
- Brachyglottis elaeagnifolia (Hook. f.) B.Nord.
- Senecio elaeagnifolius Hook. f.
- Brachyglottis forsteri
- Brachyglottis greyi (Hook. f.) B.Nord.
- Senecio greyi Hook. f.
- Brachyglottis haastii
- Brachyglottis hectorii
- Brachyglottis huntii (F.Muell.) B.Nord.
- Senecio huntii F.Muell.
- Brachyglottis lagopus (Raoul) B.Nord.
- Senecio lagopus
- Brachyglottis lapidosa
- Brachyglottis laxifolia (Buchanan) B.Nord.
- Senecio laxifolius Buchanan
- Brachyglottis matthewsii
- Brachyglottis monroi (Hook. f.) B.Nord. – Monro's ragwort
- Senecio monroi Hook. f.
- Brachyglottis myrianthos
- Brachyglottis orbiculatus
- Brachyglottis pentacopa
- Brachyglottis perdicioides (Hook. f.) B.Nord.
- Senecio perdicioides Hook. f.
- Brachyglottis remotifolia
- Brachyglottis repanda J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. – rangiora, pukapuka, hedge ragwort
- Brachyglottis revoluta
- Brachyglottis rotundifolia – muttonbird scrub
- Brachyglottis saxifragoides (Hook. f.) B.Nord.
- Senecio saxifragoides Hook. f.
- Brachyglottis sciadophila
- Brachyglottis southlandica
- Brachyglottis spedenii
- Brachyglottis stewartiae (J.B.Armstr.) B.Nord.
- Senecio muelleri Kirk
- Senecio stewartiae J.B.Armstr.
- Brachyglottis traversii (F.Muell.) B.Nord.
- Brachyglottis turneri
References
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