Baumea is a genus of the sedge family, which includes around 30 species native to Madagascar and the Pacific Islands, with 15 species in Australia. All are perennial rhizomatous herbs, with leaves and stems very similar in appearance. The inflorescence is terminal, with the flowers tightly clustered or loosely arranged. The fruits are small nuts.[2]
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| Baumea rubiginosa in cultivation | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Baumea Gaudich.[1] |
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It is closely related to the genus Machaerina,[3] and is sometimes included in that genus.[1]
Habitat and cultivation edit
Most species occur in open moist habitats; many are found in swamps or seasonally inundated areas. Baumea is propagated from transplants, divisions, or from seeds, which germinate readily if sown on damp organic mix and kept moist until shoots appear.[2]
Selected species edit
- Baumea acuta (Labill.) Palla
- Baumea arthrophylla (Nees) Boeckeler
- Baumea articulata (R.Br.) S.T.Blake
- Baumea juncea (R.Br.) Palla
- Baumea laxa (Nees) Boeckeler
- Baumea preissii Nees
- Baumea riparia (Nees) Boeckeler
- Baumea rubiginosa (Spreng.) Boeckeler
- Baumea vaginalis (Benth.) S.T.Blake
References edit
- ^ a b GRIN (August 30, 1999). "Baumea information from NPGS/GRIN". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
Sometimes included in: Machaerina Vahl ... Comment: not homonym of Baumia Engl. & Gilg.
- ^ a b Lord, Tony (2003). Flora : The Gardener's Bible : More than 20,000 garden plants from around the world. London: Cassell. ISBN 0-304-36435-5.
- ^ Nagels, Anne; Muasya, A. Muthama; Huysmans, Suzy; Vrijdaghs, Alex; Smets, Erik; Vinckier, Stefan (January 2009), "Palynological diversity and major evolutionary trends in Cyperaceae", Plant Systematics and Evolution, 277 (1–2): 117–142, doi:10.1007/s00606-008-0111-2, ISSN 1615-6110, S2CID 1464539