Biology:Deschampsia chapmanii

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Short description: Species of grass

Deschampsia chapmanii
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as Catabrosa antarctica Hook.f.
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Isolectotype AK1540
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Deschampsia
Species:
D. chapmanii
Binomial name
Deschampsia chapmanii
Synonyms[1]

Catabrosa antarctica Hook.f.
Deschampsia hookeri Kirk
Deschampsia novae-zelandiae Petrie
Sieglingia antarctica (Hook.f.) Kuntze
Triodia antarctica (Hook.f.) Benth.

Deschampsia chapmanii is a plant species in the grass (Poaceae) family, native to New Zealand and Macquarie Island.[1]

Etymology

The genus, Deschampsia, was named for Louis Auguste Deschamps[3] who served as surgeon (and botanist) in the expedition of d'Entrecasteaux in search of La Pérouse, while the specific epithet, chapmanii, honours F.R. Chapman who collected the type specimen.[2]

Conservation status

This species has been listed as "Not Threatened" (2004, 2009, 2012) under the New Zealand Threat Classification System,[4] and again in 2018 with a further comment that it was safe overseas.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13905883 entry