Trisetum Pers. (Gramineae: Aveneae) in New Zealand**

Part 13 of a series for Flora of New Zealand Vol. 5: Gramineae by E. Edgar and H. E. Connor (in prep.). For Part 12 see Connor, H. E. New Zealand journal of botany 36: 329–367 (1998) on Festuca.

Abstract

Trisetum Pers. (tribe Aveneae) is revised for New Zealand. Nine indigenous species are recognised; eight are endemic, and T. spicatum occurs in alpine regions of both hemispheres. Four species, T. arduanum, T. drucei, T. lepidum, and T. serpen‐tinum, are described as new, and T. antacticum var. lasiorhachis is raised to specific rank as T. lasiorhachis.

Keywords:

• grass
• Trisetum
• Poaceae
• Gramineae
• Aveneae
• New Zealand
• key
• taxonomy
• new species Trisetum arduanum
• T. drucei
• T. lepidum
• T. serpentinum
• new combination
• T. lasiorhachis

Notes

Part 13 of a series for Flora of New Zealand Vol. 5: Gramineae by E. Edgar and H. E. Connor (in prep.). For Part 12 see Connor, H. E. New Zealand journal of botany 36: 329–367 (1998) on Festuca.