Myosotis hikuwai

Myosotis hikuwai

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Boraginales

Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Regnum*: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Regnum*: Viridiplantae Cladus: Streptophyta Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta Cladus: Embryophyta Cladus: Polysporangiophyta Divisio*: Tracheophyta Cladus: Eutracheophyta Cladus: Euphyllophytina Cladus: Megaphylla Cladus: Radiatopses Cladus: Lignophyta Cladus: Metalignophyta Diviso*: Spermatophyta Classis*: Angiospermae Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Boraginales

Familia: Boraginaceae
Subfamilia: Cynoglossoideae
Tribus: Myosotideae
Genus: Myosotis
Species: Myosotis hikuwai

Name

Myosotis hikuwai Meudt, Prebble & G.M.Rogers, Austral. Syst. Bot. 35: 382 (2022).

• Type: Otago, Wānaka, Clutha River / Mata-Au. 4 Nov 2019. G.Rogers s.n. (Holotype: WELT).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia New Zealand New Zealand South. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Meudt, H.M. & Prebble, J.M. 2022. Morphological analyses support recognition of three new threatened species of bracteate–prostrate Myosotis (Boraginaceae) endemic to the South Island of Aotearoa New Zealand. Australian Systematic Botany 35 (5): 364–394. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Myosotis hikuwai in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Myosotis hikuwai. Published online. Accessed: 15 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Myosotis hikuwai. Accessed: 15 Dec 2025. Reference page.