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Rostkovia
Genus of grasses / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rostkovia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Juncaceae. It was described in 1809.[1]
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Rostkovia | |
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Rostkovia magellanica | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Juncaceae |
Genus: | Rostkovia Desv. |
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The genus is native to Ecuador, southern South America, New Zealand, and various antarctic and subantarctic islands.[2][3][4]
- Species
- Rostkovia magellanica (Lam.) Hook.f. - South Island of New Zealand, Antipodes Islands, Ecuador,[5] southern Chile, southern Argentina, Falkland Islands, South Georgia Islands
- Rostkovia tristanensis Christoph. - Tristan da Cunha
- Formerly included
moved to other genera: Marsippospermum, Patosia
- Rostkovia brevifolia Phil. - Patosia clandestina (Phil.) Buchenau
- Rostkovia clandestina Phil. - Patosia clandestina (Phil.) Buchenau
- Rostkovia gracilis Hook.f. 1844. - Marsippospermum gracile (Hook.f.) Buchenau
- Rostkovia gracilis Phil. 1858 - Marsippospermum philippii (Buchenau) Hauman
- Rostkovia grandiflora (L.f.) Hook.f. - Marsippospermum grandiflorum (L.f.) Hook.
- Rostkovia novae-zelandiae Buchanan - Marsippospermum gracile (Hook.f.) Buchenau
- Rostkovia reichei (Buchenau) Hosseus - Marsippospermum reichei Buchenau