Morelotia

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Morelotia
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Morelotia gahniiformis
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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]

Known species

According to Kew: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Morelotia Gaudich. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN   978-3-946292-26-5 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.