''Rostkovia'' is a genus of

flowering plants Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

in the family

Juncaceae Juncaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the rush family. It consists of 8 genera and about 464 known species of slow-growing, rhizomatous, herbaceous monocotyledonous plants that may superficially resemble grasses and ...

. It was described in 1809 and was named after Prussian botanist

Friedrich Wilhelm Gottlieb Rostkovius Friedrich Wilhelm Gottlieb Theophil Rostkovius (1770–1848) was a German physician, mycologist and botanist. In 1801, he received his doctorate from the University of Halle with the thesis ''Dissertatio Botanica Inauguralis De Junco'' (treatise on ...

. The genus is native to

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, southern

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, and various

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and

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islands. ; Species * '' Rostkovia magellanica'' (Lam.) Hook.f. -

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,Jørgensen, P. M. & C. Ulloa Ulloa. 1994. Seed plants of the high Andes of Ecuador–A checklist. AAU Reports 34: 1–443 southern

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, southern

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Rostkovia tristanensis ''Rostkovia tristanensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Juncaceae, the rushes. It is endemic to Tristan da Cunha, where it occurs only on the main island and Gough Island. It grows in heath A heath () is a shrubland habitat ...

'' Christoph. -

Tristan da Cunha Tristan da Cunha (), colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcano, volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is one of three constituent parts of the British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascensi ...

; Formerly included moved to other genera: ''

Marsippospermum ''Marsippospermum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Juncaceae described in 1809. The genus is native to New Zealand, southern South America, and Falkland Islands.Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the ...

Patosia ''Patosia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Juncaceae. It was described as a genus in 1890. The genus contains only one known species, ''Patosia clandestina'', native to southern South America (Chile, Argentina and Bolivi ...

'' * ''Rostkovia brevifolia'' Phil. - '' Patosia clandestina'' (Phil.) Buchenau * ''Rostkovia clandestina'' Phil. - '' Patosia clandestina'' (Phil.) Buchenau * ''Rostkovia gracilis'' Hook.f. 1844. - ''

Marsippospermum gracile ''Marsippospermum gracile'', common name alpine rush, is a flowering plant species in the rush family Juncaceae which is native to New Zealand. Description It is a densely tufted, rhizomatomous plant, whose rhizomes are about 5 mm in diamete ...

'' (Hook.f.) Buchenau * ''Rostkovia gracilis'' Phil. 1858 - ''

Marsippospermum philippii ''Marsippospermum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Juncaceae described in 1809. The genus is native to New Zealand, southern South America, and Falkland Islands.Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the ...

'' (Buchenau) Hauman * ''Rostkovia grandiflora'' (L.f.) Hook.f. - ''

Marsippospermum grandiflorum ''Marsippospermum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Juncaceae described in 1809. The genus is native to New Zealand, southern South America, and Falkland Islands.Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the ...

'' (L.f.) Hook. * ''Rostkovia novae-zelandiae'' Buchanan - ''

'' (Hook.f.) Buchenau * ''Rostkovia reichei'' (Buchenau) Hosseus - ''

Marsippospermum reichei ''Marsippospermum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Juncaceae described in 1809. The genus is native to New Zealand, southern South America, and Falkland Islands.Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the ...

'' Buchenau

References

Juncaceae Poales genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Nicaise Auguste Desvaux {{poales-stub