Morelotia
Genus of flowering plant
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Morelotia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae. It contains six species of sedges native to New Zealand, the Hawaiian Islands, Tubuai Islands, and Western Australia.[1]
| Morelotia | |
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| Morelotia gahniiformis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Subtribe: | Tricostulariinae |
| Genus: | Morelotia Gaudich. |
The genus name of Morelotia is in honour of Simon Morelot (1751–1809), a French apothecary and also member and professor at the college of pharmacy.[2] It was first described and published in Voy. Uranie on page 416 in 1829.[1]
Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Morelotia affinis (Brongn.) S.T.Blake – New Zealand
- Morelotia australiensis (C.B.Clarke) R.L.Barrett & K.L.Wilson – Southwest Australia
- Morelotia gahniiformis Gaudich. – Hawaiian Islands
- Morelotia involuta (H.St.John) J.J.Bruhl & R.L.Barrett – Tubuai Islands
- Morelotia microcarpa (S.T.Blake) R.L.Barrett & K.L.Wilson – Southwest Australia
- Morelotia octandra (Nees) R.L.Barrett & J.J.Bruhl – Southwest Australia
