Chionochloa rigida

Chionochloa rigida

Chionochloa rigida

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 rigida
Subspecies: C. r. subsp. amara – C. r. subsp. rigida

Name

Chionochloa rigida (Raoul) Zotov, New Zealand J. Bot. 1: 96 (1963)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Danthonia rigida Raoul, Choix Pl. Nouv.-Zél.: 12 (1846)
• Homotypic
  • Danthonia raoulii Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 246 (1854), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand New Zealand South 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. 2016. Chionochloa rigida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2016 Oct. 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2016. Chionochloa rigida. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 18 2016.

Vernacular names

English: Narrow Leaved Snow Tussock

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