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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Tetraria P.Beauv., Mem. Cl. Sci. Math. Inst. Natl. France (1816)
Description
Infl. a short narrow panicle. Spikelets us. 2-fld, the upper fl. hermaphrodite, the lower male. Glumes distichous, the lower 3 or more empty, the next 2 floriferous, us. followed by an empty, or very small upper glume. Hypog. bristles 0 in N.Z., elsewhere 0 or various. Stamens 3, 4, (6 or 8). Style continuous with nut, dilated and scabrous at the base; style-branches 3 or 4. Nut turgid-trigonous, rarely tetragonous, crowned by the persistent style-base. Perennial herbs. Rhizome short and woody. Culms tufted, lfy at base or a few lvs cauline.
[From: Moore and Edgar (1970) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 2.]
Biostatus
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Indigenous (Non-endemic) | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Barrett, R.L.; Bruhl, J.J.; Wilson, K.L. 2021: Netrostylis, a new genus of Australasian Cyperaceae removed from Tetraria. Telopea 24: 53–60.
de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. 1816: Memoires de la Classe des Sciences Mathematiques et Physiques de l'Institut National de France. Vol. 2. Edition 13.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
