Restio hookeri (Restionaceae), a new name for a familiar Tasmanian species, and reinstatement of Gahnia rodwayi F.muell. ex Rodway (Cyperaceae)

Morris, DI

doi:10.26749/rstpp.124.2.33

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Restio hookeri (Restionaceae), a new name for a familiar Tasmanian species, and reinstatement of Gahnia rodwayi F.muell. ex Rodway (Cyperaceae)

journal contribution

posted on 2023-11-02, 06:19 authored by DI Morris

Restio hookeri sp.nov.,a new species endemic in Tasmania, is described and compared with the closely related species R. monocephalus R.Br. with which it has been confused for many years. Gahnia rodwayi F. Muell. ex Rodway is reinstated to replace the later name G. graminifolia.

History

Publication title

Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania

Volume

124

Pagination

33-34

ISSN

0080-4703

Rights statement

This Symposium is a tribute to the botanical work of Dr. Winifred M. Curtis AM, work largely concerned with Tasmanian plants. Scientific and public knowledge of the Tasmania flora has been greatly enhanced by her contributions. Edited by M.R. Banks, S.J. Smith, A.E. Orchard and G. Kantvilas. – Copyright Royal Society of Tasmania.