Gahnia

Gahnia
Gahnia gahniiformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Gahnia
J.R. & G.Forst
Synonyms[1]
  • Lampocarya R.Br.
  • Epiandria C.Presl
  • Didymonema C.Presl
  • Melachne Schrad. ex Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes
  • Psittacoschoenus Nees in J.G.C.Lehmann

Gahnia (sawsedge, saw-sedge) is a genus of sedges native to China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand and a number of Pacific Islands.[1][2][3][4] The common name is due to the toothed margins.[4] It often forms tussocks.

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Flora of China, Vol. 23 Page 257, 黑莎草属 hei suo cao shu, Gahnia J. R. Forster & G. Forster, Char. Gen. Pl. 26. 1775.
  3. ^ Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  4. ^ a b Darke, Rick (2007). The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes. Timber Press. p. 484. ISBN 978-0-88192-817-4.