Uncinia Pers.
Details
Uncinia Pers., Syn. Pl. (Persoon) 2, 534 (1807 [1806])
Nomenclature
Pers.
Pers.
1807
1806
534
ICN
Uncinia Pers.
genus
Uncinia
Classification
Subordinates
- Uncinia "ultramafic"
- Uncinia ("ultramafic")
- Uncinia ×rubrovaginata
- Uncinia affinis
- Uncinia alopecuroides
- Uncinia angustifolia
- Uncinia astonii
- Uncinia auceps
- Uncinia aucklandica
- Uncinia australis
- Uncinia banksii
- Uncinia bractata
- Uncinia caespitosa
- Uncinia capillaris
- Uncinia cheesemaniana
- Uncinia clarkii
- Uncinia clavata
- Uncinia distans
- Uncinia disticha
- Uncinia divaricata
- Uncinia drucei
- Uncinia egmontiana
- Uncinia elegans
- Uncinia ferruginea
- Uncinia filiformis
- Uncinia fuscovaginata
- Uncinia gracilenta
- Uncinia hookeri
- Uncinia horizontalis
- Uncinia involuta
- Uncinia laxiflora
- Uncinia leptostachya
- Uncinia lindleyana
- Uncinia longifructus
- Uncinia macrolepis
- Uncinia meridensis
- Uncinia multifaria
- Uncinia nelmesii
- Uncinia nervosa
- Uncinia nigra
- Uncinia obtusata
- Uncinia obtusifolia
- Uncinia pedicellata
- Uncinia perplexa
- Uncinia polyneura
- Uncinia purpurata
- Uncinia rigida
- Uncinia rigidula
- Uncinia riparia
- Uncinia rubra
- Uncinia rupestris
- Uncinia scabra
- Uncinia silvestris
- Uncinia sinclairii
- Uncinia strictissima
- Uncinia uncinata
- Uncinia variegata
- Uncinia viridis
- Uncinia zotovii
Vernacular names
Descriptions
Uncinia Pers.
Infl. a simple terminal spike with unisexual fls, ♂ at top, ♀ lower, in 1-fld spikelets each subtended by a glume; ♂ with 3 stamens; ♀ surrounded by a plano-convex to trigonous, us. glab., occ. hispid, closed sac or utricle; style-branches 3, protruding from mouth of utricle; nut trigonous; axis of spikelet, the rhachilla, produced beyond mouth of utricle and terminating in a rigid glume which is sharply reflexed to form a hook. Perennial herbs, tufted or shortly rhizomatous. Culms ± trigonous, occ. terete, with bract-like sheaths at base. Lvs grass-like, linear, us. Shallowly channelled, almost flat towards the base, flanged-channelled towards the tip, occ. involute, rarely plano-convex, margins ± scabrid, tip us. trigonous, lf-base sheathing. Between 40 and 50 spp., mainly in the S. Hemisphere but not found in S. Africa. Most N.Z. spp. are endemic but 2 are recorded from elsewhere in the Pacific.
Taxonomic concepts
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Metadata
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scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
13 October 2015