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Rytidosperma unarede

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Rytidosperma unarede
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R. unarede
Binomial name
Rytidosperma unarede
(Raoul) Connor & Edgar (1979)[1]
Synonyms
  • Danthonia unarede Raoul (1844)[1]

Rytidosperma unarede is a grass in the Poaceae family. The specific epithet is the Maori name unarede recorded by Raoul when the plant was first described in 1844.[1]

Description

It is an slender perennial tufted grass, growing to about 45 cm in height. The leaf blade grows up to 40 in length and 3.5 mm wide, or is tightly inrolled. The panicle is erect, slightly branched, 5–10 cm long and 1–2.3 cm wide.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The grass is native to New Zealand. It is also a rare inhabitant of Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.[1] On Lord Howe it is recorded as growing in goat dung-affected soil on dry basalt.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e " Rytidosperma unarede ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-02-03. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  2. ^ Green, P.S. (2012). " Rytidosperma unarede ". PlantNET: New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Garden: Sydney. Retrieved 2014-02-03.