Gahnia aspera

Gahnia aspera

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Schoeneae
Subtribus: Gahniinae
Genus: Gahnia
Species: Gahnia aspera
Subspecies: G. a. subsp. aspera – G. a. subsp. globosa

Name

Gahnia aspera (R.Br.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 2: 114 (1825).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Lampocarya aspera R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 238 (1810).
• Homotypic
  • Cladium asperum (R.Br.) F.Muell., Fragm. 9: 12 (1875).
  • Mariscus asper (R.Br.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 755 (1891), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Pacific Cook Is.; Fiji; Hawaii; Maluku; New Caledonia; New Guinea; Ogasawara-shoto; Society Is.; Tubuai Is.; Vanuatu; Wallis-Futuna Is. Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales; Queensland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sprengel, C. 1825. Caroli Linnaei, ... Systema vegetabilium. Ed. 16. Vol. II: Classis 6–15. 939 pp. Sumtibus Librariae Dieterichianae, Gottingae [Göttingen]. BHL Reference page: : 2: 114.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Gahnia aspera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Gahnia aspera. Published online. Accessed: Feb 22 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Gahnia aspera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Gahnia aspera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Feb 2020.

Vernacular names

English: round sawsedge

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