Gaimardia
| Gaimardia | |
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| Gaimardia australis (center) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Restionaceae |
| Genus: | Gaimardia Gaudich. |
Gaimardia is a genus of plants in the Restionaceae family. It has a disjunct distribution in New Zealand, New Guinea, Tasmania and extreme southern South America.[1]
The APG III system classifies this genus in the Centrolepidaceae family.
Species
[edit]Four species are recognised:[2]
- Gaimardia amblyphylla W.M.Curtis – Tasmania
- Gaimardia australis Gaudich. – Falkland Islands, Magellan Strait region in Chile + Argentina
- Gaimardia fitzgeraldii F.Muell. & Rodw. – Tasmania
- Gaimardia setacea Hook.f. –- New Guinea, Tasmania, New Zealand South Island
References
[edit]- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Ford, Kerry A. (2014). "Centrolepidaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Brownsey, P.J.; Heenan, P.B.; Wilton, A.D. Flora of New Zealand – Seed Plants. Fascicle 2". nzflora.info/index.html. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.
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