Shawia × macrodonta

Olearia macrodonta

Olearia macrodonta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales

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: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Astereae
Subtribus: Celmisiinae
Genus: Shawia
Sectio: Shawia sect. Neozelandica
Species: Shawia × macrodonta

Name

Shawia × macrodonta (Baker) Saldivia & Nicol, Phytoneuron 2025-49: 31 (2025).

• Formula hybridae: Shawia ilicifolia (Hook.f.) Saldivia & Nicol × Shawia arborescens (G.Forst.) Sch.Bip.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Olearia × macrodonta Baker, Gard. Chron. n.s., 21(541): 604 (1884).
• Heterotypic
  • Eurybia × dentata Hook.f., Fl. Nov.-Zel. 1: 118 (1852).
    • Olearia × dentata (Hook.f.) Hook.f., Handb. N. Zeal. Fl.: 126 (1864), nom. illeg.
    • Shawia × dentata (Hook.f.) Sch.Bip., Jahresber. Pollichia 18-19: 175 (1861).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe (introduced) Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain, Ireland. Regional: Southwestern Europe France. Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North, New Zealand South. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Saldivia, P. & Nicol, D.A. 2025. Reinstatement, broader circumscription, and infrageneric classification of Shawia (Astereae, Celmisiinae), a large woody genus endemic to Australasia. Phytoneuron 2025-49: 1–43. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Shawia × macrodonta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2025 Nov. 1. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Shawia × macrodonta. Accessed: 1 Nov. 2025. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Shawia × macrodonta. Published online. Accessed Nov. 1 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Shawia × macrodonta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 1 Nov. 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• Cymraeg: llwyn-llygad-y-dydd celynnog
• English: Mountain Holly

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