Garnotia cheesemanii

Garnotia cheesemanii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Arundinelleae
Genus: Garnotia
Species: Garnotia cheesemanii

Name

Garnotia cheesemanii Hack., Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 6: 303 (1903)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Garnotia cheesemanii var. rarotongensis (Whitney) Santos in Nat. Appl. Sci. Bull. Univ. Philipp. 10: 76 (1950)
  • Garnotia rarotongensis Whitney in Occas. Pap. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Mus. 13: 77 (1937)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific Cook Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Hack., 1903. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London: Botany 6: 303

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Garnotia cheesemanii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 October 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Garnotia cheesemanii. Published online. Accessed: October 16 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Garnotia cheesemanii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 October 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Rarotongan garnotia grass

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