Marsippospermum Explained

Marsippospermum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Juncaceae described in 1809.^{[1] [2]}

The genus is native to New Zealand, southern South America, and Falkland Islands.^{[3] [4]}

Species

• Marsippospermum gracile (Hook.f.) Buchenau - New Zealand (South Island + Antipodean Islands)
• Marsippospermum grandiflorum (L.f.) Hook. - central + southern Chile, southern Argentina, Falkland Islands
• Marsippospermum philippii (Buchenau) Hauman - southern Chile, southern Argentina
• Marsippospermum reichei Buchenau - southern Chile, southern Argentina

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8073405#page/360/mode/1up Desvaux, Nicaise Augustin. 1809. Journal de Botanique, rédigé par une société de botanistes 1: 328-331.
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40014250 Tropicos, Marsippospermum Desv.
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=316792 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 6-8: 1-237, 1-336,1-192. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.