RACHELIA-GLARIA (COMPOSITAE), A NEW GENUS AND SPECIES FROM THE SOUTH-ISLAND OF NEW-ZEALAND

Authors
WARD JM BREITWIESER I LOVIS JD
Citation
Jm. Ward et al., RACHELIA-GLARIA (COMPOSITAE), A NEW GENUS AND SPECIES FROM THE SOUTH-ISLAND OF NEW-ZEALAND, New Zealand Journal of Botany, 35(2), 1997, pp. 145-154
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
New Zealand Journal of Botany → ACNP
ISSN journal
0028825X
Volume
35
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
145 - 154
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-825X(1997)35:2<145:R(ANGA>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
The genus Rachelia and its single species, R. glaria, are described an d illustrated. Rachelia glaria is a rhizomatous perennial occurring on fine argillite scree on the dry mountains of Marlborough and the extr eme north of Canterbury in the South Island of New Zealand. Its taxono mic affinities lie with the gnaphalioid Compositae. R. glaria is evide ntly very local and is classed as vulnerable, but it is not considered to be endangered.