The New Zealand monotypic sedge Desmoschoenus is indistinguishable from the predominantly temperate South African Ficinia . Both genera share the presence of a condensed paniculate inflorescence and seeds bearing a gynophore, and Desmoschoenus is embedded within a Ficinia DNA phylogeny. Therefore, the current recognition of Desmoschoenus as a distinct genus cannot be justified, and we provide nomenclatural changes to merge the two genera.
| Journal | New Zealand Journal of Botany |
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| Publisher | Wiley |
| Publication Date | 2010-03-01 |
| Publication Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 31-39 |
| Document Type | Journal Article |
| Print ISSN | 0028-825X |
| eISSN | 1175-8643 |
| DOI | 10.1080/00288251003660703 |
| Subject | Plant Science |
| NARA Access Coverage | 1997-01-01~Current |
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| Journal Homepage | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/loi/11758643 |
| Publisher Page | Open Publisher Page |