Luzula banksiana var. rhadina (Buchenau) Edgar

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Name scientific

Luzula banksiana var. rhadina (Buchenau) Edgar, New Zealand J. Bot. 4: 171 (1966)

Preferred name

Luzula banksiana var. rhadina (Buchenau) Edgar

Taxonomy reference

Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. 1970: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. II. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Monocotyledones except Gramineae. Botany Division DSIR, Wellington.

Linked name

Luzula banksiana var. rhadina (Buchenau) Edgar

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Combination authors

Edgar

Original authors

Buchenau

Authors

(Buchenau) Edgar

Publication place

Edgar, E. 1966: Luzula in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 4: 159–184.

Year published

1966

Publication page

171

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Taxonomic rank

var.

Canonical form

Luzula banksiana var. rhadina

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Juncaceae

Genus

Luzula

Species

banksiana

Synonyms

Luzula rhadina Buchenau

Descriptions

Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.

Luzula banksiana var. rhadina (Buchenau) Edgar

Description

2n = 12

Description

2n = 12

Edgar, E. 1966: Luzula in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 4: 159–184.

Luzula banksiana var. rhadina (Buchenau) Edgar

Description

Leaves 1—3—(5) mm wide, exceedingly numerous, stiff and erect, former season's leaves persisting. Flowering stems 15—30 cm long, equal to or longer than the leaves. Inflorescence of numerous pedunculate clusters of 3-12 flowers, peduncles 0.5-3.5-(5) cm long, rarely contracted to a single head. Flowers 2-2.5—(3) mm long; tepals light or dark brown with cream membranous margins. Capsule sometimes almost as long as the tepals, light brown, darker towards the tip.

Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. 1970: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. II. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Monocotyledones except Gramineae. Botany Division DSIR, Wellington.

Luzula banksiana var. rhadina (Buchenau) Edgar

Description

Lvs 1–3–(5) mm. wide, very numerous, stiff and erect, former season's lvs persisting. Flowering stems 15–30 cm. long, = or > lvs. Infl. of ∞ pedunculate clusters of 5–12–(∞) fls, peduncles 0.5–3.5–(5) cm. long, rarely contracted to a single head. Fls 2–2.5–(3) mm. .long; tepals light or dark brown, with cream, membr. margins. Capsule occ. c. = tepals, light brown, darker towards the tip. 2n = 12.