Mesomelaena tetragona

Mesomelaena tetragona

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: Mesomelaena
Species: Mesomelaena tetragona

Name

Mesomelaena tetragona (R.Br.) Benth., Fl. Austral. 7: 379 (1878).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Chaetospora tetragona R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 233 (1810).
• Homotypic
  • Schoenus tetragonus (R.Br.) Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 78 (1817).
• Heterotypic
  • Mesomelaena bicapitata Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 163 (1855).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G. & Mueller, F.J.H. v. 1878. Flora Australiensis: a description of the plants of the Australian territory. Volume 7. Roxburghianceae to Filices. 806 pp., London, L. Reeve & co. BHL Reference page. : 7: 379.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Mesomelaena tetragona in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Mesomelaena tetragona. Published online. Accessed: Feb 23 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Mesomelaena tetragona in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 23. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Mesomelaena tetragona. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Feb 2020.

Vernacular names

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