Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus

Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus

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: Gymnoschoeninae
Genus: Gymnoschoenus
Species: Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus

Name

Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus (R.Br.) Hook.f., Fl. Tasman. 2: 83 (1858).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Chaetospora sphaerocephala R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 233 (1810).
• Homotypic
  • Schoenus sphaerocephalus (R.Br.) Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 77 (1817).
  • Mesomelaena sphaerocephala (R.Br.) Benth., Fl. Austral. 7: 380 (1878).
• Heterotypic
  • Gymnoschoenus adustus Nees, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 6: 47 (1840).
  • Xyris laevis Nees ex Benth., Fl. Austral. 7: 380 (1878).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Hooker, J.D., 1858. Flora Tasmaniae 2: 83.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Nov. 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 28 2015.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Nov. 2015.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Buttongras
日本語: ボタングラス

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