Ficinia

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Ficinia
Ficinia nodosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Ficinia
Schrad.

Ficinia is a genus of tufted or rhizotamous sedges. There are around 70 recognised species in Africa, two species (Ficinia ambigua and Ficinia anomala) that occur in New Zealand and a single species Ficinia nodosa that occurs in Australia.[1][2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Genus Ficinia. PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved on 2008-06-14.
  2. ^ Landcare Research New Zealand Limited. Cyperaceae (HTML). New Zealand Plant Names Database. Landcare Research Allan Herbarium and New Zealand Plant Names Database. Retrieved on 2008-06-14.
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