Rytidosperma exiguum
Species of plant
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Rytidosperma exiguum is a species of true grass in the subfamily Danthonioideae.[1][2] It is endemic to New Zealand and was described as Triodia exigua in 1881 by English-New Zealand botanist Thomas Kirk.[3]
| Rytidosperma exiguum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Rytidosperma |
| Species: | R. exiguum |
| Binomial name | |
| Rytidosperma exiguum (Kirk) H.P.Linder | |
Taxonomy
Etymology
Rytidosperma: 'wrinkled seed' from the Greek 'rhytidos' = wrinkled and 'sperma' = seed[4]
