Olearia paniculata
Common name
akiraho, golden akeake
Synonyms
Shawia paniculata J.R.Forst. et G.Forst., Eurybia forsteri Hook.f., Olearia forsteri (Hook.f.) Hook.f., Olearia paniculata (J.R.Forst. et G.Forst.) Druce var. paniculata, Olearia paniculata var. elliptica Kirk, Olearia paniculata var. obtusa Kirk, Olearia paniculata var. viscosa G.Simpson, Olearia uniflora Colenso
Family
Asteraceae
Flora category
Vascular – Native
Endemic taxon
Yes
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
OLEPAN
Chromosome number
2n = c.288
Current conservation status
The conservation status of all known New Zealand vascular plant taxa at the rank of species and below were reassessed in 2017 using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). This report includes a statistical summary and brief notes on changes since 2012 and replaces all previous NZTCS lists for vascular plants. Authors: By Peter J. de Lange, Jeremy R. Rolfe, John W. Barkla, Shannel P. Courtney, Paul D. Champion, Leon R. Perrie, Sarah M. Beadel, Kerry A. Ford, Ilse Breitwieser, Ines Schönberger, Rowan Hindmarsh-Walls, Peter B. Heenan and Kate Ladley.
2012 | Not Threatened
Previous conservation statuses
2009 | Not Threatened
2004 | Not Threatened
Brief description
Small tree with reddish twigs bearing very wavy smooth-edged oval green leaves that are white underneath occurring mainly in the east from East Cape to south Canterbury. twigs are grooved on upper surface and angular in cross-section. Leaves 3-10cm long by 2-4cm wide. Flowers small, white, in dense clusters.
Flower colours
White
Etymology
olearia: Named after Johann Gottfried Olearius, a 17th-century German scholar, writer of hymns and author of Specimen Florae Hallensis
paniculata: Small sprayed