Uncinia uncinata

Uncinia uncinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Uncinia
Species: U. uncinata
Binomial name
Uncinia uncinata
Kük.
Synonyms[1]
  • Carex uncinata L.f.
  • Uncinia australis Pers.
  • Carex hamosa Thouars
  • Uncinia scaberrima Nees
  • Uncinia lindleyana Kunth
  • Uncinia rigidula Steud.
  • Uncinia alopecuroides Colenso
  • Uncinia bractata Colenso
  • Uncinia polyneura Colenso
  • Uncinia pedicellata Kük.

Uncinia uncinata (also known as hook sedge, bastard grass, kamu or matau-a-maui[2]) is a species of plant in the Cyperaceae family.[3]

Uncinia uncinata is native to New Zealand (including the Antipodes), the Society Islands, and Hawaii.[1] Its natural habitat is from the coast up to 1000 metres, and is found in areas ranging from native forest to shrubland.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Uncinia uncinata". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  3. ↑ Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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