Apodasmia similis

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Apodasmia similis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Apodasmia
Species:
A. similis
Binomial name
Apodasmia similis
Synonyms

Leptocarpus similisEdgar

Apodasmia similis, also known as oioi or jointed wire rush, is a plant that is endemic to New Zealand. It is a coastal plant but is also found around peat bogs and hot springs. It flowers from October to December and bears fruit from December to March.

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Importance

Apodasmia similis, along with Empodisma minus , are the respective host plants of the two species of leafhoppers, Paracephaleus hudsoni and Paracephaleus curtus , native to New Zealand. [2]

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References

  1. Briggs, B.G.; Johnson, L.A.S. 1998: New combinations arising from a new classification of non-African Restionaceae. Telopea 8(1): 21-33.
  2. Walker, Annette; Larivière, Marie-Claude (1 July 2014). "Confirmation of host plant relationships between the two species of waka leafhoppers, Paracephaleus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Ulopinae) and rushes in New Zealand". The Wētā. 47: 12–16.