Garnotia cheesemanii
Garnotia cheesemanii, the Rarotongan garnotia grass, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae that is endemic to the Cook Islands in the South Pacific.[1][2]
| Garnotia cheesemanii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Genus: | Garnotia |
| Species: | G. cheesemanii |
| Binomial name | |
| Garnotia cheesemanii Hack | |
The species is classified as Critically Endangered because of its extremely restricted range and population fragmentation.
Distribution
It is found on the Cook Islands.[3]
Taxonomy
It was described by Eduard Hackel in: Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 6: 303. in 1903.[4][5]
References
- "Garnotia cheesemanii | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- "Garnotia cheesemanii SCIENTIFIC SPECIMEN › BOTANY". aucklandmuseum.com.
- "Garnotia cheesemanii Hack. maps - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- "Garnotia cheesemanii Hack". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- "Syntype of Garnotia cheesemanii Hack. [family POACEAE] on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
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