Gaimardia Explained

Gaimardia is a genus of plants in the Restionaceae family. It has a disjunct distribution in New Zealand, New Guinea, Tasmania and extreme southern South America.^[1]

The APG III system classifies this genus in the Centrolepidaceae family.

Species

Four species are recognised:^[2]

• Gaimardia amblyphylla W.M.Curtis – Tasmania
• Gaimardia australis Gaudich. – Falkland Islands, Magellan Strait region in Chile + Argentina
• Gaimardia fitzgeraldii F.Muell. & Rodw. – Tasmania
• Gaimardia setacea Hook.f. –- New Guinea, Tasmania, New Zealand South Island

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=246549 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Web site: Ford. Kerry A. (2014). Centrolepidaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Brownsey, P.J.; Heenan, P.B.; Wilton, A.D. Flora of New Zealand – Seed Plants. Fascicle 2.. nzflora.info/index.html. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln..