Shawia laxiflora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Shawia laxiflora (Kirk) Saldivia & Nicol, Phytoneuron 2025-49: 24 (2025)

Basionym
- Olearia laxiflora Kirk, Stud. Fl. New Zealand 275 (1899).
Homotypic
- Olearia virgata var. laxiflora (Kirk) Allan in Fl. New Zealand 1: 672 (1961)
Heterotypic
- Olearia divaricata Cockayne in Rep. Bot. Surv. Stewart I.: 44 (1909)
- Olearia virgata var. divaricata (Cockayne) Allan in Fl. New Zealand 1: 671 (1961)

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

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.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Shawia laxiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov. 1. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. Shawia laxiflora. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov. 1. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Shawia laxiflora. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 1 2025. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Shawia laxiflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Nov. 2025. Reference page.