| Reedia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Reedia F.Muell. |
| Species: | R. spathacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Reedia spathacea F.Muell. | |
Reedia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae. [1] It only contains one known species, Reedia spathacea, endemic to south-western Australia. [1]
The genus name of Reedia is in honour of Joseph Reed (c. 1823 – 1890), a Cornishman by birth, was a prolific and influential Victorian era architect in Melbourne, Australia. [2] The Latin specific epithet of spathacea is derived from spathaceus meaning spathed, derived from spatha, meaning blade. [3] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Fragm. Vol.1 on page3 239-240 in 1859. [1]