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Gahnia

Angiospermae - Poales - Cyperaceae

Taxonomy
Gahnia was named by Forster and Forster (1775). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Cyperaceae by Forster and Forster (1775).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1775Gahnia Forster and Forster

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumSpermatophyta
RankNameAuthor
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
Monocots
orderPoales
familyCyperaceae
genusGahniaForster and Forster 1775

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Gahnia Forster and Forster 1775
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available