Brachyglottis Explained

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]

Diversity

There are about 39 accepted species names.^[8] Most species were transferred to the genus from Senecio in 1977 and 1978.^{[9] [10]}

Species include:^[8]

• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Index Nominum Genericorum database . 2008-04-10 . 1996-02-09 . ING Database - Smithsonian Institution.
2. Web site: Brachyglottis J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. . 2008-04-10 . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem . Botanical Garden in Berlin . 1997-09-24 . NCU-3e. Names in current use for extant plant genera . .
3. Web site: bra^chus, eia (Ion. ea Hdt.5.49), u, dat. pl. . 2008-04-10 . Liddell . H. G. . Henry Liddell . Robert Scott . Robert Scott (philologist) . . .
4. Web site: a lexical database for the English language . 2008-02-24 . WordNet . WordNet . Cognitive Science Laboratory of Princeton University.
5. Book: Coombes , A. J. . Dictionary of Plant Names . 2008-04-10 . 1985 . Timber Press . 0-88192-294-3 . 207 pages . Section 1 . https://books.google.com/books?id=XSuKWCwa3EoC&pg=PA26 .
6. 25064027. Phylogeny and Classification of Brachyglottis (Senecioneae, Asteraceae): An Example of a Rapid Species Radiation in New Zealand. Wagstaff. Steven J.. Breitwieser. Ilse. Systematic Botany. 2004. 29. 4. 1003–1010. 10.1600/0363644042450991. 86053441.
7. Web site: Brachyglottis (Dunedin Group) 'Sunshine' . www.rhs.org . Royal Horticultural Society . 12 April 2020.
8. http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Compositae/Brachyglottis/ Brachyglottis.
9. Web site: GRIN Species Records of Brachyglottis . https://archive.today/20121211230437/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?1656 . dead . 2012-12-11 . 2008-04-10 . Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) . Germplasm Resources Information Network . Taxonomy for Plants . USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
10. Edgar . E. . Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (New Zealand) . H. E. Connor . University of Canterbury . Nomina Nova III, 1977–1982 . New Zealand Journal of Botany . 21 . 421–441 . 1983 . 4 . 0028-825X/83/2104-0421 . 10.1080/0028825x.1983.10428573 . free . 1983NZJB...21..421E .