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.

Pleurophyllum speciosum

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

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]

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References
  1. 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, .; 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.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  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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