Lepidosperma

Lepidosperma
Lepidosperma gladiatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Lepidosperma
Labill.
Synonyms[1]
  • Lepidotosperma Roem. & Schult.
  • Vauthiera A.Rich. in J.S.C.Dumont d'Urville

Lepidosperma is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand.[2][1][3][4][5]

Species

Species include:[1][6]

Abbreviations in capital letters after the names represent states in Australia

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. "Genus Lepidosperma". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 5 December 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.
  4. Barrett, R.L. & Wilson, K.L. (2012). A review of the genus Lepidosperma Labill. (Cyperaceae: Schoeneae). Australian Systematic Botany 25: 225-294.
  5. Flora of China, Vol. 23 Page 260, 鳞籽莎属 lin zi suo shu, Lepidosperma Labillardière, Nov. Holl. Pl. 1: 14. 1805.
  6. "Lepidosperma". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-04-14.


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