Chionochloa antarctica

Chionochloa antarctica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Danthonioideae
Tribus: Danthonieae
Genus: Chionochloa
Species: Chionochloa antarctica

Name

• Chionochloa antarctica (Hook.f.) Zotov, New Zealand J. Bot. 1: 99 (1963).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Bromus antarcticus Hook.f., Fl. Antarct.: 97 (1845).
• Homotypic
  • Danthonia antarctica (Hook.f.) Hook.f., Fl. Nov.-Zel. 1: 302 (1853), nom. illeg.
  • Danthonia flavescens var. hookeri Zotov, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 73: 234 (1943).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand Campbell and Auckland Islands References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Zotov, V.D. 1963. Synopsis of the grass subfamily Arundinoideae in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 1(1): 78-136. DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.1963.10429323 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Chionochloa antarctica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Chionochloa antarctica. Published online. Accessed: September 15 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Snow Tussock

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