Pleurophyllum speciosum
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Pleurophyllum speciosum, also known as the giant emperor daisy or Campbell Island daisy, is a megaherb native to the Auckland and Campbell Islands of New Zealand.[2] A false colour image is depicted on the lower left corner on the reverse of the current five dollar New Zealand banknote.[3] The Campbell Island daisy was first described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in Flora Antarctica of 1844,[4] after he had collected it during the Ross expedition.
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Pleurophyllum speciosum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Pleurophyllum |
Species: | P. speciosum |
Binomial name | |
Pleurophyllum speciosum | |
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