Mesomelaena

Mesomelaena tetragona

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: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Schoeneae
Subtribus: Gahniinae
Genus: Mesomelaena
Species: M. graciliceps – M. preissii – M. pseudostygia – M. stygia – M. tetragona

Name

Mesomelaena Nees in J.G.C.Lehmann, Pl. Preiss. 2: 88 (1846)

• Type species: Mesomelaena stygia (R.Br.) Nees in J.G.C.Lehmann, Pl. Preiss. 2: 89 (1846)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. 1846. Plantae Preissianae 2: 88. BHL

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Mesomelaena in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Nov. 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Mesomelaena. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 28 2015. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Mesomelaena. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Nov. 2015. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Semaphore Sedge