Biology:Marsippospermum

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Short description: Genus of grasses

Marsippospermum
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Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Marsippospermum
Desv.

Marsippospermum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Juncaceae described in 1809.[1][2]

The genus is native to New Zealand, southern South America, and Falkland Islands.[3][4]

Species
  • Marsippospermum gracile (Hook.f.) Buchenau - New Zealand (South Island + Antipodean Islands)
  • Marsippospermum grandiflorum (L.f.) Hook. - central + southern Chile , southern Argentina , Falkland Islands
  • Marsippospermum philippii (Buchenau) Hauman - southern Chile, southern Argentina
  • Marsippospermum reichei Buchenau - southern Chile, southern Argentina

References

  1. Desvaux, Nicaise Augustin. 1809. Journal de Botanique, rédigé par une société de botanistes 1: 328-331. description in Latin, commentary in French
  2. Tropicos, Marsippospermum Desv.
  3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 6-8: 1-237, 1-336,1-192. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.

Wikidata ☰ Q9029487 entry