Flora of New Zealand Series

Type sp.: B. repanda.

Capitula small, in large panicles, campanulate, 10-12-fld; phyll. in one series, linear, scarious, with or without minute subulate scales at base; receptacle foveolate. Ray-florets pistillate, white to creamy, 2-lipped to ligulate; upper lip short, broad, obscurely toothed to entire; lower lip 2-1-lobed, lobes narrow, reflexed, sts absent. Disk-florets perfect, tubular-campanulate. Anther-cells not or shortly tailed at base; style-arms truncate, papillose at tip. Achenes subterete, hispid-papillose. Shrubs or small trees with alt. lvs, spreading branches and fragrant fls. Genus very closely related to Senecio, endemic to N.Z.

Senecio myrianthos might perhaps better be placed in this genus.