Garnotia cheesemanii

Garnotia cheesemanii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Garnotia
Species:
G. cheesemanii
Binomial name
Garnotia cheesemanii
Hack. (1903)
Synonyms[2]
  • Garnotia cheesemanii var. rarotongensis (Whitney) Santos (1950)
  • Garnotia rarotongensis Whitney (1937)

Garnotia cheesemanii, the Rarotongan garnotia grass, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae that is endemic to the island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands in the South Pacific.[3][4]

The species is classified as Critically Endangered because of its extremely restricted range and population fragmentation.[1]

  1. ^ a b de Lange, P., Martin, T. & McCormack, G. 2014. Garnotia cheesemanii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T203457A2765773. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T203457A2765773.en. Accessed 8 December 2023.
  2. ^ Garnotia cheesemanii Hack. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Garnotia cheesemanii | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  4. ^ "Garnotia cheesemanii SCIENTIFIC SPECIMEN › BOTANY". aucklandmuseum.com.