Poa astonii

Poa astonii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Cladus: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Poinae
Genus: Poa
Species: Poa astonii

Name

Poa astonii Petrie, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 38: 423 (1905 publ. 1906)

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Poa astonii var. oraria (Petrie) Zotov in Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 73: 236 (1943)
    • Poa oraria Petrie in Trans. New Zealand Inst. 42: 196 (1909 publ. 1910)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Australasia
    • Regionalː New Zealand
      • Antipodean Is., New Zealand South

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 
  • Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington

Vernacular names

  • English: Blue shore tussock, Coastal tussock grass
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