Deschampsia chapmanii

Deschampsia chapmanii
as Catabrosa antarctica Hook.f.
Isolectotype AK1540
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Deschampsia
Species:	D. chapmanii
Binomial name
Deschampsia chapmanii Petrie[1][2]
Synonyms[1]
Catabrosa antarctica Hook.f. Deschampsia hookeri Kirk Deschampsia novae-zelandiae Petrie Sieglingia antarctica (Hook.f.) Kuntze Triodia antarctica (Hook.f.) Benth.

Deschampsia chapmanii is a plant species in the grass (Poaceae) family, native to New Zealand and Macquarie Island.^[1]

Etymology

The genus, Deschampsia, was named for Louis Auguste Deschamps^[3] who served as surgeon (and botanist) in the expedition of d'Entrecasteaux in search of La Pérouse, while the specific epithet, chapmanii, honours F.R. Chapman who collected the type specimen.^[2]

Conservation status

This species has been listed as "Not Threatened" (2004, 2009, 2012) under the New Zealand Threat Classification System,^[4] and again in 2018 with a further comment that it was safe overseas.^[5]

References

1. "Deschampsia chapmanii Petrie | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
2. Petrie, D. (1890). "Art XLII. Descriptions of new native plants, with notes on some known species". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. Wellington. xxiii: 401.
3. Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. (1812). Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie. Vol. 1812. p. 91.
4. "Deschampsia chapmanii | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
5. de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Barkla, J.W.; Courtney, S.P.; Champion, P.D.; Perrie, L.R.; Beadel, S.M.; Ford, K.A.; Breitwieser, I.; Schönberger, I.; Hindmarsh-Walls, R. (2018-05-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 22: 62. OCLC 1041649797.