Austroderia toetoe

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Austroderia toetoe
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Austroderia
Species:
A. toetoe
Binomial name
Austroderia toetoe
(Zotov) N.P.Barker et H.P.Linder

Austroderia toetoe is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae and is native to the North Island of New Zealand. It is one of five species commonly called toetoe in the genus Austroderia that are endemic to New Zealand. [1]

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Description

Austroderia toetoe are very tall grasses that can grow up to 4 metres tall when flowered. Its leaves are prickly and straw-yellow or light-green in colour. Culms are up to 4 m tall and the inflorescence portion is very plumose. [2] Chromosome counts of 2n = 90 have been recorded. [3]

Distribution and habitat

Austroderia toetoe is endemic to the North Island of New Zealand where it grows from western Waikato south to Wellington. It has also been naturalised to Waiheke Island. It is common in freshwater swamps and wet areas. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "austroderia-toetoe". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network.
  2. ↑ "Austroderia toetoe (Zotov) N.P.Barker & H.P.Linder". Flora of New Zealand Online.
  3. ↑ "Austroderia toetoe (Zotov) N.P.Barker & H.P.Linder - Biota of NZ". biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
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