Brachyglottis huntii

Brachyglottis huntii, commonly called rautini or Chatham Island Christmas tree, is a species of flowering plant in the aster family. It is found only on the Chatham Islands in New Zealand.

Brachyglottis huntii in late December

Brachyglottis huntii

Nationally Vulnerable (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Brachyglottis
Species:
B. huntii
Binomial name
Brachyglottis huntii
Synonyms[2]

Senecio huntii F. Muell.

References

  1. Lange, Peter J. de; Rolfe, Jeremy R.; Champion, Paul D.; Courtney, Shannel P.; Heenan, Peter B.; Barkla, John W.; Cameron, Ewen K.; Norton, David A.; Hitchmough, Rodney A. (2013). Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2012 (PDF). Wellington: Department of Conservation. p. 18. ISBN 9780478149951. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. Edgar, E.; H. E. Connor (1983). "Nomina Nova III, 1977-1982" (PDF). New Zealand Journal of Botany. 21 (4): 421–441. doi:10.1080/0028825x.1983.10428573. 0028-825X/83/2104-0421. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2008.


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