Empodisma
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Genus of flowering plants
| Empodisma | |
|---|---|
| E. minus | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Restionaceae |
| Genus: | Empodisma L.A.S.Johnson & D.F.Cutler |
Empodisma is a genus of herbaceous rush-like plants in the family Restionaceae first described in 1974.[1] [2] [3] It is native to Australia and New Zealand.[4]
- species[4]
- Empodisma gracillimum (F.Muell.) L.A.S.Johnson & D.F.Cutler - Western Australia
- Empodisma minus (Hook.f.) L.A.S.Johnson & D.F.Cutler - Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, North Island of New Zealand
- Empodisma robustum Wagstaff & B.R.Clarkson - North Island of New Zealand
References
[edit ]- ^ "Empodisma L.A.S.Johnson & D.F.Cutler". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Johnson, Lawrence Alexander Sidney & Cutler, David Frederick. 1974. Kew Bulletin 28: 383
- ^ Tropicos, Empodisma L.A.S. Johnson & D.F. Cutler
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
