Rostkovia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Juncaceae. It was described in 1809.[1]

Rostkovia
Rostkovia magellanica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Rostkovia
Desv.

The genus is native to Ecuador, southern South America, New Zealand, and various antarctic and subantarctic islands.[2][3][4]

Species
Formerly included

moved to other genera: Marsippospermum, Patosia

References

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  1. ^ Desvaux, Nicaise Augustin. 1809. Journal de Botanique, rédigé par une société de botanistes 1: 324-327 description in Latin, commentary in French; line drawing as illustration
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 6-8: 1-237, 1-336,1-192. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.
  4. ^ Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 68: 1–168
  5. ^ Jørgensen, P. M. & C. Ulloa Ulloa. 1994. Seed plants of the high Andes of Ecuador–A checklist. AAU Reports 34: 1–443