Neesenbeckia

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Neesenbeckia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Neesenbeckia
Levyns
Species:
N. punctoria
Binomial name
Neesenbeckia punctoria
(Vahl) Levyns
Synonyms
  • Buekia punctoria (Vahl) Nees
  • Chaetospora punctoria (Vahl) A.Dietr.
  • Elynanthus punctorius (Vahl) B.D.Jacks.
  • Schoenus punctorius Vahl
  • Tetraria punctoria (Vahl) C.B.Clarke

Neesenbeckia is a

monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae.[1] The only species is Neesenbeckia punctoria (Vahl) Levyns.[2]

It is native to the Cape Provinces in South Africa.[2][3]

The genus name of Neesenbeckia is in honour of Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (1776–1858), a prolific German botanist, physician, zoologist, and natural philosopher.[4] The genus has one known synonym, Buekia Nees.[1] The Latin specific epithet of punctoria is derived from punctus meaning pricked, punctured or pierced.[citation needed] Both the genus and species were first described and published in J. S. African Bot. Vol.13 on page 74 in 1947.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Neesenbeckia Levyns | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Neesenbeckia punctoria (Vahl) Levyns | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
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  4. . Retrieved 1 January 2021.