Forstera (Stylidiaceae)

Forstera tenella

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Stylidiaceae
Genus: Forstera
Species: F. bellidifolia – F. bidwillii – F. cristis – F. mackayii – F. purpurata – F. sediflora – F. tenella

Name

Forstera L.f. Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. ser. 2. 3: 184. (1780)

• Type species: Forstera sedifolia G. Forst. Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. ser. 2. 3: 184. (1780)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Athecia Gaertn.

Distribution

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

References

• Linnaeus, C. (filius) 1780. Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. ser. 2. 3: 184.
• Glenny, D. 2009. A revision of the genus Forstera (Stylidiaceae) in New Zealand]. New Zealand Journal of Botany 47: 285–315. DOI: 10.1080/00288250909509811 PDF Reference page. 
• Wagstaff, S.J. & Wege, J. 2002. Patterns of Diversification in New Zealand Stylidiaceae. American Journal of Botany 89(5): 865–874. DOI: 10.3732/ajb.89.5.865 Reference page. 
• Mildbraed, J. 1908. Stylidiaceae. in Engler, A. Das Pflanzenreich: Regni vegetabilis conspectus, IV. 278. Leipzig, 1908.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Forstera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr. 8. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2018. Forstera. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sept. 29. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Forstera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Oct. 2014.
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Forstera. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 4 2014.

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