Ficinia Explained

Ficinia is a genus of tufted or rhizomatous sedges in the family Cyperaceae. There are around 70 recognised species in Africa, four species (Ficinia ambigua, Ficinia anomala, Ficinia nodosa,[1] and Ficinia spiralis) that occur in New Zealand and a single species Ficinia nodosa that occurs in Australia.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ficinia nodosa. 2021-05-31. New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. en.
  2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=245019 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Web site: Genus Ficinia . 2008-06-14 . PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online . Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia.
  4. Web site: Cyperaceae . 2008-06-14 . Landcare Research New Zealand Limited . New Zealand Plant Names Database . Landcare Research Allan Herbarium and New Zealand Plant Names Database.
  5. Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  6. Levyns, Margaret Rutherford Bryan. 1947. Journal of South African Botany 13: 68

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