Marsippospermum

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Marsippospermum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Marsippospermum
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Marsippospermum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Juncaceae described in 1809. [1] [2]

The genus is native to New Zealand, southern South America, and Falkland Islands. [3] [4]

Species

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References

  1. Desvaux, Nicaise Augustin. 1809. Journal de Botanique, rédigé par une société de botanistes 1: 328-331. description in Latin, commentary in French
  2. Tropicos, Marsippospermum Desv.
  3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 6-8: 1-237, 1-336,1-192. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.