Rostkovia

Rostkovia
Rostkovia magellanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Juncaceae
Genus:	Rostkovia Desv.

Rostkovia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Juncaceae. It was described in 1809 and was named after Prussian botanist Friedrich Wilhelm Gottlieb Rostkovius. ^{[1] [2]}

The genus is native to Ecuador, southern South America, New Zealand, and various antarctic and subantarctic islands. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Species

• Rostkovia magellanica (Lam.) Hook.f. - South Island of New Zealand, Antipodes Islands, Ecuador, ^[6] southern Chile, southern Argentina, Falkland Islands, South Georgia Islands
• Rostkovia tristanensis Christoph. - Tristan da Cunha

Formerly included

moved to other genera: Marsippospermum, Patosia

• Rostkovia brevifoliaPhil. - Patosia clandestina (Phil.) Buchenau
• Rostkovia clandestinaPhil. - Patosia clandestina (Phil.) Buchenau
• Rostkovia gracilisHook.f. 1844. - Marsippospermum gracile (Hook.f.) Buchenau
• Rostkovia gracilisPhil. 1858 - Marsippospermum philippii (Buchenau) Hauman
• Rostkovia grandiflora(L.f.) Hook.f. - Marsippospermum grandiflorum (L.f.) Hook.
• Rostkovia novae-zelandiaeBuchanan - Marsippospermum gracile (Hook.f.) Buchenau
• Rostkovia reichei(Buchenau) Hosseus - Marsippospermum reichei Buchenau

References

1. Desvaux, Nicaise Augustin. 1809. Journal de Botanique, rédigé par une société de botanistes 1: 324-327 description in Latin, commentary in French; line drawing as illustration
2. Smith, Val (2023-01-01). Common Ground: Who's who in New Zealand botanical names. Supplement Two: Who's who in New Zealand botanical names. Supplement Two.
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.
5. Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 68: 1–168
6. Jørgensen, P. M. & C. Ulloa Ulloa. 1994. Seed plants of the high Andes of Ecuador–A checklist. AAU Reports 34: 1–443