Rytidosperma merum
Species of plant
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Rytidosperma merum is a species of true grass in the subfamily Danthonioideae.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand and was described in 1979 by New Zealand botanists Henry Connor and Elizabeth Edgar.[2]
| Rytidosperma merum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Rytidosperma |
| Species: | R. merum |
| Binomial name | |
| Rytidosperma merum Connor & Edgar | |
Taxonomy
Etymology
Rytidosperma: 'wrinkled seed' from the Greek 'rhytidos' = wrinkled and 'sperma' = seed[3]
