| Morelotia | |
|---|---|
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| Morelotia gahniiformis | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: |
Morelotia Gaudich. |
Morelotia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae. It contains six species of sedges native to New Zealand, the Hawaiian Islands, Tubuai Islands, and Western Australia. [1]
The genus name of Morelotia is in honour of Simon Morelot (1751–1809), a French apothecary and also member and professor at the college of pharmacy. [2] It was first described and published in Voy. Uranie on page 416 in 1829. [1]
Known species
According to Kew: [1]
- Morelotia affinis (Brongn.) S.T.Blake – New Zealand
- Morelotia australiensis (C.B.Clarke) R.L.Barrett & K.L.Wilson – Southwest Australia
- Morelotia gahniiformis Gaudich. – Hawaiian Islands
- Morelotia involuta (H.St.John) J.J.Bruhl & R.L.Barrett – Tubuai Islands
- Morelotia microcarpa (S.T.Blake) R.L.Barrett & K.L.Wilson – Southwest Australia
- Morelotia octandra (Nees) R.L.Barrett & J.J.Bruhl – Southwest Australia
References
- ^ a b c "Morelotia Gaudich. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi: 10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
| Morelotia | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Morelotia gahniiformis | |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: |
Morelotia Gaudich. |
Morelotia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae. It contains six species of sedges native to New Zealand, the Hawaiian Islands, Tubuai Islands, and Western Australia. [1]
The genus name of Morelotia is in honour of Simon Morelot (1751–1809), a French apothecary and also member and professor at the college of pharmacy. [2] It was first described and published in Voy. Uranie on page 416 in 1829. [1]
Known species
According to Kew: [1]
- Morelotia affinis (Brongn.) S.T.Blake – New Zealand
- Morelotia australiensis (C.B.Clarke) R.L.Barrett & K.L.Wilson – Southwest Australia
- Morelotia gahniiformis Gaudich. – Hawaiian Islands
- Morelotia involuta (H.St.John) J.J.Bruhl & R.L.Barrett – Tubuai Islands
- Morelotia microcarpa (S.T.Blake) R.L.Barrett & K.L.Wilson – Southwest Australia
- Morelotia octandra (Nees) R.L.Barrett & J.J.Bruhl – Southwest Australia
References
- ^ a b c "Morelotia Gaudich. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi: 10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.