Gaimardia

Gaimardia
	Gaimardia australis (center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Restionaceae
Genus:	Gaimardia ; Gaudich.

Last updated October 16, 2025

Gaimardia is a genus of plants in the Restionaceae family. It has a disjunct distribution in New Zealand, New Guinea, Tasmania and extreme southern South America.^[1]

The APG III system classifies this genus in the Centrolepidaceae family.

Species

Four species are recognised:^[2]

Gaimardia amblyphylla W.M.Curtis – Tasmania
Gaimardia australis Gaudich. – Falkland Islands, Magellan Strait region in Chile + Argentina
Gaimardia fitzgeraldii F.Muell. & Rodw. – Tasmania
Gaimardia setacea Hook.f. –- New Guinea, Tasmania, New Zealand South Island

References

↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
↑ Ford, Kerry A. (2014). "Centrolepidaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Brownsey, P.J.; Heenan, P.B.; Wilton, A.D. Flora of New Zealand – Seed Plants. Fascicle 2". nzflora.info/index.html. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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[1] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[2] Ford, Kerry A. (2014). "Centrolepidaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Brownsey, P.J.; Heenan, P.B.; Wilton, A.D. Flora of New Zealand – Seed Plants. Fascicle 2". nzflora.info/index.html. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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Gaimardia

Gaimardia australis (center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Restionaceae
Genus:	Gaimardia Gaudich.