Olearia colorata Colenso

NZOR Identifier: 624f9651-097c-4cab-b1c9-033e066c6ca8

Status

Synonym of Shawia rani (A.Cunn.) Saldivia & Nicol (NZOR Concept Id 1c9531fc-872a-47eb-bbf3-6597298658ea)

Classification

superkingdom
Eukaryota
kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
subphylum
Spermatophytina
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Asterales
family
Compositae
genus
Olearia
species
Olearia colorata Colenso

Providers

Scientific Name

Authority
Colenso
Rank
species
Published in
Colenso, W. 1880[1879] : A Description of a few new Plants from our New Zealand Forests, with dried Specimens of the same. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 12: 359-367.
Micro-reference (page)
362
Year
1880
Nomenclatural Comment
Included under Olearia rani var. colorata which is discussed under Olearia rani in Allan 1961, he notes it is "a somewhat polymorphic sp., the status of the different forms not well understood." They are considered synonyms until further study is undertaken.
Governing Code
ICBN
Is Recombination
No

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
a1a783c8-b836-41f4-94df-12ade80aec61
According to
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts
Has Parent
Olearia (In use by NZOR)

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
1a22be2b-4085-47eb-9cb6-766470c4685d
According to
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 (online). (Published online: 11 September 2025)
Preferred Name
Shawia rani (A.Cunn.) Saldivia & Nicol (In use by NZOR) }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
cb81b9c2-9513-437f-bb05-b6f8fd336849
According to
Allan Herbarium 2007: New Zealand Plant Names Database Concepts - Asterales.
Has Parent
Olearia
Preferred Name
Olearia rani (A.Cunn.) Druce }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
0fb947c7-d5b0-493e-912a-f5aed0993ca5
According to
Allan Herbarium 2007: New Zealand Plant Names Database Concepts - Asterales.
Has Parent
Olearia
Preferred Name
Olearia rani (A.Cunn.) Druce }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
4a66ab00-3368-4bb5-bd76-9781bd9b42e3
According to
Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Wellington, Government Printer.
Preferred Name
Olearia rani (A.Cunn.) Druce }

No subordinate taxa

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