Garnotia cheesemanii
Scientific classification Edit this 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. (1903)
Synonyms[2]
  • Garnotia cheesemanii var. rarotongensis (Whitney) Santos (1950)
  • Garnotia rarotongensis Whitney (1937)

Garnotia cheesemanii, the Rarotongan garnotia grass, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae that is endemic to the island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands in the South Pacific.[3][4]

The species is classified as Critically Endangered because of its extremely restricted range and population fragmentation.[1]

Range and habitat

It is endemic to the island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands.[5] It grows on rocky well-drained substrates with sparse vegetative cover on a north-east facing basaltic cliff under the trees rata (Metrosideros collina) and pua (Fagraea berteroana), between 350 and 450 meters elevation.[1]

Taxonomy

It was described by Eduard Hackel in: Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 6: 303. in 1903.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 de Lange, P., Martin, T. & McCormack, G. 2014. Garnotia cheesemanii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T203457A2765773. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T203457A2765773.en. Accessed 8 December 2023.
  2. ↑ Garnotia cheesemanii Hack. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Garnotia cheesemanii | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  4. ↑ "Garnotia cheesemanii SCIENTIFIC SPECIMEN › BOTANY". aucklandmuseum.com.
  5. ↑ "Garnotia cheesemanii Hack. maps - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  6. ↑ "Garnotia cheesemanii Hack". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  7. ↑ "Syntype of Garnotia cheesemanii Hack. [family POACEAE] on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
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