Rostkovia

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Rostkovia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Juncaceae. It was described in 1809.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8073399#page/354/mode/1up Desvaux, Nicaise Augustin. 1809. Journal de Botanique, rédigé par une société de botanistes 1: 324-327] description in Latin, commentary in French; line drawing as illustration

The genus is native to Ecuador, southern South America, New Zealand, and various antarctic and subantarctic islands.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=316828 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 6-8: 1-237, 1-336,1-192. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.Balslev, H. 1996. Juncaceae. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 68: 1–168

; Species

• Rostkovia magellanica (Lam.) Hook.f. - South Island of New Zealand, Antipodes Islands, Ecuador,Jørgensen, P. M. & C. Ulloa Ulloa. 1994. Seed plants of the high Andes of Ecuador–A checklist. AAU Reports 34: 1–443 southern Chile, southern Argentina, Falkland Islands, South Georgia Islands
• Rostkovia tristanensis Christoph. - Tristan da Cunha

; Formerly included

moved to other genera: Marsippospermum, Patosia

• Rostkovia brevifolia Phil. - Patosia clandestina (Phil.) Buchenau
• Rostkovia clandestina Phil. - Patosia clandestina (Phil.) Buchenau
• Rostkovia gracilis Hook.f. 1844. - Marsippospermum gracile (Hook.f.) Buchenau
• Rostkovia gracilis Phil. 1858 - Marsippospermum philippii (Buchenau) Hauman
• Rostkovia grandiflora (L.f.) Hook.f. - Marsippospermum grandiflorum (L.f.) Hook.
• Rostkovia novae-zelandiae Buchanan - Marsippospermum gracile (Hook.f.) Buchenau
• Rostkovia reichei (Buchenau) Hosseus - Marsippospermum reichei Buchenau