Ficinia spiralis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cypereae
Subtribus: Ficiniinae
Genus: Ficinia
Species: Ficinia spiralis

Ficinia spiralis (A.Rich.) Muasya & de Lange, New Zealand J. Bot. 48: 37 (2010).

Basionym
- Isolepis spiralis A.Rich. in J.S.C.Dumont d'Urville, Voy. Astrolabe, Atlas: t. 19 (1833).
Homotypic
- Desmoschoenus spiralis (A.Rich.) Hook.f., Fl. Nov.-Zel. 1: 272 (1853).
- Scirpus spiralis (A.Rich.) Druce, Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 1916: 646 (1917).
Heterotypic
- Anthophyllum urvillei Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 160 (1855).
- Scirpus frondosus Banks & Sol. ex Boeckeler, Flora 61: 141 (1878).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North; New Zealand South References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Muasya, A.M. & de Lange, P.J. 2010. Ficinia spiralis (Cyperaceae) a new genus and combination for Desmoschoenus spiralis. New Zealand Journal of Botany 48(1): 31–39. DOI: 10.1080/00288251003660703 . Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Ficinia spiralis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 11. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Ficinia spiralis. Published online. Accessed: Feb 11 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Ficinia spiralis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 11. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Ficinia spiralis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Feb 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ficinia spiralis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

English: Golden Sand Sedge
Māori: Pīngao, Pīkao

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