Neesenbeckia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae.[2] The only species is Neesenbeckia punctoria.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Neesenbeckia Levyns |
| Species: | N. punctoria
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| Binomial name | |
| Neesenbeckia punctoria (Vahl) Levyns
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It is native to the Western Cape in South Africa.[3][4]
Taxonomy
editThe genus name of Neesenbeckia is in honour of Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (1776–1858), a prolific German botanist, physician, zoologist, and natural philosopher.[5] The genus has one known synonym, Buekia Nees.[2] The Latin specific epithet of punctoria is derived from punctus meaning pricked, punctured or pierced.[citation needed] Both the genus and species were first described and published in J. S. African Bot. Vol.13 on page 74 in 1947.[3]
Gallery
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Plant in Table Mountain National Park -
Matured seed husk -
Close up of the stalks
References
edit- ^ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ^ a b "Neesenbeckia Levyns | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Neesenbeckia punctoria (Vahl) Levyns | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ Slingsby, Jasper A.; Verboom, G. Anthony (July 2006). "Phylogenetic Relatedness Limits Co-occurrence at Fine Spatial Scales: Evidence from the Schoenoid Sedges (Cyperaceae: Schoeneae) of the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa". The American Naturalist. 168 (1): 14–27. doi:10.1086/505158. PMID 16874612. S2CID 85130644.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
External links
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