Shawia sect. Pachystegia

Shawia insignis

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

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Astereae
Subtribus: Celmisiinae
Genus: Shawia
Sectio: Shawia sect. Pachystegia
Species: S. hesperia – S. insignis – S. minor – S. rufescens

Name

Shawia sect. Pachystegia (Cheeseman) Saldivia & Nicol, Phytoneuron 2025-49: 25 (2025)

• Type species: Shawia insignis (Hook.f.) Saldivia & Nicol, Phytoneuron 2025-49: 27. (2025)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pachystegia Cheeseman, Man. New Zealand Fl., ed. 2. 910. (1925)

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. 

Additional references

• Heenan, P.B & Molloy, B.P. 2023. Recognition of Pachystegia hesperia sp. nov. and notes on P. insignis, P. minor and P. rufa (Asteraceae: Astereae). New Zealand Journal of Botany 61(2-3): 158-176. DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2022.2107939 Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Shawia sect. Pachystegia. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 30 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Marlborough Rock Daisies