Reedia (plant)
| Reedia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Reedia F.Muell.
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Reedia is a
monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae.[1] It only contains one known species, Reedia spathacea F.Muell, endemic to south-western Australia.[1]
The genus name of Reedia is in honour of
spathed, derived from spatha, meaning blade.[3]
Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Fragm. Vol.1 on page3 239-240 in 1859.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Reedia F.Muell. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ISBN 9780199102051.