Morelotia octandra
Species of sedge
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Morelotia octandra is a species of sedge native to the south-west of Western Australia.[1][2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Morelotia |
| Species: | M. octandra |
| Binomial name | |
| Morelotia octandra | |
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| Collections data from AVH | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Description
Distribution
It is found in the South-West Province of Beard's classification of ecological regions, or using the more recent IBRA region definitions, in Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, and Warren bioregions.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Nees von Esenbeck in 1841 as Elynanthus octandrus.[3][4] In 1931, Georg Kükenthal reassigned it to the genus, Tetraria.[5][6] In 2021 R.L.Barrett & J.J.Bruhl reassigned it to genus Morelotia.[1]