Gaimardia
Genus of flowering plants
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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]
| Gaimardia | |
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| Gaimardia australis (center) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Restionaceae |
| Genus: | Gaimardia Gaudich. |
The APG III system classifies this genus in the Centrolepidaceae family.
Species
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
