Lordhowea velleioides explained

Lordhowea velleioides, synonym Senecio velleioides, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is commonly known as forest groundsel.[1]

The species occurs in the Australian states of New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.

Taxonomy

A description of the species was first published in 1838 by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle using the name Senecio velleioides, which de Candolle attributed to Allan Cunningham. A 2020 molecular phylogenetic study of Australian species placed in the tribe Senecioneae found that Senecio velleioides was part of a clade containing Lordhowea insularis that was clearly distinct from other Senecio species, both genetically and morphologically. Accordingly, the authors of the 2020 study expanded Lordhowea to include S. velleioides.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Senecio velleioides A.Cunn. ex DC. . 4 January 2014. PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online . Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia.