Rostkovia
Genus of grasses
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Rostkovia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Juncaceae. It was described in 1809 and was named after Prussian botanist Friedrich Wilhelm Gottlieb Rostkovius.[1][2]
| Rostkovia | |
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| Rostkovia magellanica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Juncaceae |
| Genus: | Rostkovia Desv. |
The genus is native to Ecuador, southern South America, New Zealand, and various antarctic and subantarctic islands.[3][4][5]
- Species
- Rostkovia magellanica (Lam.) Hook.f. - South Island of New Zealand, Antipodes Islands, Ecuador,[6] southern Chile, southern Argentina, Falkland Islands, South Georgia Islands
- Rostkovia tristanensis Christoph. - Tristan da Cunha
- Formerly included
moved to other genera: Marsippospermum, Patosia
- Rostkovia brevifolia Phil. - Patosia clandestina (Phil.) Buchenau
- Rostkovia clandestina Phil. - Patosia clandestina (Phil.) Buchenau
- Rostkovia gracilis Hook.f. 1844. - Marsippospermum gracile (Hook.f.) Buchenau
- Rostkovia gracilis Phil. 1858 - Marsippospermum philippii (Buchenau) Hauman
- Rostkovia grandiflora (L.f.) Hook.f. - Marsippospermum grandiflorum (L.f.) Hook.
- Rostkovia novae-zelandiae Buchanan - Marsippospermum gracile (Hook.f.) Buchenau
- Rostkovia reichei (Buchenau) Hosseus - Marsippospermum reichei Buchenau
