Morelotia | |
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Morelotia gahniiformis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Morelotia Gaudich. |
Morelotia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae. [1]
It is native to New Zealand and the Hawaiian Islands. [1]
The genus name of Morelotia is in honour of Simon Morelot (1751–1809), a French apothecary and also member and professor at the college of pharmacy. [2] It was first described and published in Voy. Uranie on page 416 in 1829. [1]
According to Kew: [1]
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