Deschampsia chapmanii

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

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.

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]