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Rytidosperma corinum

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Rytidosperma corinum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Rytidosperma
Species:
R. corinum
Binomial name
Rytidosperma corinum
Connor & Edgar

Rytidosperma corinum is a species of true grass in the subfamily Danthonioideae.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand and was described in 1979 by New Zealand botanists Henry Connor and Elizabeth Edgar.[2]

Taxonomy

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Etymology

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Rytidosperma: 'wrinkled seed' from the Greek 'rhytidos' = wrinkled and 'sperma' = seed[3]

References

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  1. ↑ Connor, H. E.; Edgar, E. (1979). "Rytidosperma Steudel (Notodanthonia Zotov) in New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 17 (3): 311–337. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1979.10426906. ISSN 1175-8643.
  2. ↑ Connor, H. E.; Edgar, E. (September 1979). "Rytidosperma Steudel ( Notodanthonia Zotov) in New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 17 (3): 311–337. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1979.10426906. ISSN 0028-825X.
  3. ↑ Australian National Botanic Gardens, Parks Australia. "Rytidosperma pallidum, Joycea pallida - Growing Native Plants". www.anbg.gov.au. Retrieved 2026-06-26.
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