Gahnia xanthocarpa (Hook.f.) Hook.f.

First published in Handb. N. Zeal. Fl. 1: 306 (1864)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Zealand. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Zealand North, New Zealand South

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 1890 Colenso, W. [s.n.] New Zealand K000960196 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1890 Colenso, W. [383] New Zealand K000960195 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kirk, J. [1] New Zealand K002774815 Yes
Green, P.S. [2340] Australia K002774506 Yes
[J. Kirk] [3] New Zealand K002774816 Yes
Kirk, J. [5] New Zealand K002774820 Yes
[J. F. Armstoney] [[336]] New Zealand K002774822 Yes
Armstrong, J.F. [336] New Zealand K002774821 Yes
Melville, R. [6943] New Zealand K002774823 Yes
Druce, A.P. [s.n.] New Zealand K002774924 Yes
Colenso [s.n.] New Zealand K002774818 Yes
Fullagar, J.P. [s.n.] Australia K002774510 Yes
Colenso [s.n.] New Zealand K002774814 Yes
Milne [23] Australia K002774508 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] New Zealand K002774813 Yes
Melville, R.; Melville, E.F. [6943] New Zealand K002774819 Yes
Green, P.S. [2340] Australia K002774505 Yes
Milne [s.n.] Australia K002774509 Yes
MacGillivray, J. [706] Australia K002774507 Yes
Melville, R.; Moore, L.B. [5220] New Zealand K002774824 Yes
Colenso [s.n.] New Zealand K002774817 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0