Oreobolus pectinatus

Oreobolus pectinatus

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: Oreobolinae
Genus: Oreobolus
Species: Oreobolus pectinatus

Name

Oreobolus pectinatus Hook.f., Fl. Antarct.: 87 (1844).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Oreobolus pumilio var. pectinatus (Hook.f.) C.B.Clarke ex Cheeseman, Man. New Zealand Fl.: 797 (1906).
• Heterotypic
  • Oreobolus serrulata Colenso, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 22: 492 (1889 publ. 1890).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Hooker, J.D. 1844. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror in the Years 1839–1843. Vol. 1. Flora Antarctica. 574 pp. London: Reeve. BHL Reference page. : 87.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Oreobolus pectinatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Dec. 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Oreobolus pectinatus. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 12 2015.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Oreobolus pectinatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Dec. 2015.

Vernacular names

English: Comb sedge, cushion sedge, flat-leaved comb sedge

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