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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Genus: | Garnotia |
| Species: | G. cheesemanii
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| Binomial name | |
| Garnotia cheesemanii Hack. (1903)
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The species is classified as Critically Endangered because of its extremely restricted range and population fragmentation.[1]
Range and habitat
editIt is endemic to the island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands.[5] It grows on rocky well-drained substrates with sparse vegetative cover on a north-east facing basaltic cliff under the trees rata (Metrosideros collina) and pua (Fagraea berteroana), between 350 and 450 meters elevation.[1]
Taxonomy
editIt was described by Eduard Hackel in: Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 6: 303. in 1903.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Garnotia cheesemanii Hack. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Garnotia cheesemanii | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ^ "Garnotia cheesemanii SCIENTIFIC SPECIMEN › BOTANY". aucklandmuseum.com.
- ^ "Garnotia cheesemanii Hack. maps - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ^ "Garnotia cheesemanii Hack". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ^ "Syntype of Garnotia cheesemanii Hack. [family POACEAE] on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
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