Rostkovia


Rostkovia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Juncaceae. It was described in 1809 and was named after Prussian botanist Friedrich Wilhelm Gottlieb Rostkovius.
The genus is native to Ecuador, southern South America, New Zealand, and various antarctic and subantarctic islands.
; SpeciesRostkovia magellanica Hook.f. - South Island of New Zealand, Antipodes Islands, Ecuador, southern Chile, southern Argentina, Falkland Islands, South Georgia IslandsRostkovia tristanensis Christoph. - Tristan da Cunha
; Formerly included
moved to other genera: Marsippospermum, Patosia Rostkovia brevifolia Phil. - Patosia clandestina BuchenauRostkovia clandestina Phil. - Patosia clandestina BuchenauRostkovia gracilis Hook.f. 1844. - Marsippospermum gracile BuchenauRostkovia gracilis Phil. 1858 - Marsippospermum philippii HaumanRostkovia grandiflora Hook.f. - Marsippospermum grandiflorum Hook.Rostkovia novae-zelandiae Buchanan - Marsippospermum gracile BuchenauRostkovia reichei Hosseus - Marsippospermum reichei Buchenau