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Arundo kakao Steud.

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Steud.
Steud.
Steudel, E.G. von 1854: Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum. Vol. 1. Stuttgart.
1854
194
Steudel's spelling of the specific name was kakao, repeating Richard's orthographical error of the Maori name, which is kakaho (Zotov 1943 page 233).Zotov, V.D. 1943: Certain Changes in the Nomenclature of New Zealand Species of Gramineae. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 73: 233–238.
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Arundo kakao Steud.
species
Arundo kakao
The species name kakao is an misspelling of the Māori name name for the plant, which is kakaho.

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Poales
Gramineae
Arundo
kakao

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Arundo kakao Steud.
Arundo kakao Steud.
Edgar, E.; Connor, H. E. (2000)
Cortaderia richardii (Endl.) Zotov
Arundo kakao Steud.
Arundo kakao Steud.
Linder, H.P.; Baeza, M. et al. (2010)
Austroderia richardii (Endl.) N.P.Barker & H.P.Linder

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Etymology
The species name kakao is an misspelling of the Māori name name for the plant, which is kakaho.
Zotov, V.D. 1943: Certain Changes in the Nomenclature of New Zealand Species of Gramineae. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 73: 233–238.

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28 February 2007
26 February 2024
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