Ewartia
Encyclopedia
Ewartia is a genus
of daisies
that is in New Zealand
and Australia
. It is named after a 20th century botanist and plant collector named Alfred James Ewart
.
The species
in this genus are:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of daisies
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
that is in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is named after a 20th century botanist and plant collector named Alfred James Ewart
Alfred James Ewart
Alfred James Ewart, FRS, was an English-Australian botanist.Ewart was born in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England, second son of Edmund Brown Ewart, B.A. and his wife, Martha née Williams. Alfred was educated at the Liverpool Institute and University College, Liverpool, Ewart graduated Ph.D. at...
.
The species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
in this genus are:
- Ewartia argentifolia (Australia)
- Ewartia catipesEwartia catipesEwartia catipes is a species of Ewartia. The plant's natural habitat is on eastern slopes in Tasmania. It is a rusty brown color and it is around 10 centimeters long....
(Australia) - Ewartia meredithae (Australia)
- Ewartia nubigena (Australia)
- Ewartia planchoniiEwartia planchoniiEwartia planchonii is a species of plant. It is native to Tasmania, Australia.Cladistic analysis suggests that Ewartia is paraphyletic with respect to Euchiton, with Ewartia planchonii the sister taxon to Euchiton....
(Australia) - Ewartia sinclairi (New Zealand)