Lordhowea velleioides, synonym Senecio velleioides, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.[1] It is commonly known as forest groundsel.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Lordhowea |
| Species: | L. velleioides
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| Binomial name | |
| Lordhowea velleioides | |
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Senecio velleioides A.Cunn. ex DC. | |
The species occurs in the Australian states of New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.[1][3]
Taxonomy
editA 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.[1] 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.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Lordhowea velleioides (A.Cunn. ex DC.) Schmidt-Leb." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ "Senecio velleioides A.Cunn. ex DC". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Senecio velleioides". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ Schmidt-Lebuhn, Alexander N.; Zeil-Rolfe, Isabel; Lepschi, Brendan & Gooden, Ben (2020), "Expansion of Lordhowea, and a new genus for scapose, alpine Australian species of Senecioneae (Asteraceae)", Taxon, 69 (4): 756–777, doi:10.1002/tax.12321