Neesenbeckia

Neesenbeckia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae.^[2] The only species is Neesenbeckia punctoria.^[3]

Neesenbeckia
Conservation status
Least Concern (SANBI Red List)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Neesenbeckia Levyns
Species:	N. punctoria
Binomial name
Neesenbeckia punctoria (Vahl) Levyns
Synonyms
Buekia punctoria (Vahl) Nees Chaetospora punctoria (Vahl) A.Dietr. Elynanthus punctorius (Vahl) B.D.Jacks. Schoenus punctorius Vahl Tetraria punctoria (Vahl) C.B.Clarke

It is native to the Western Cape in South Africa.^[3][4]

Taxonomy

The genus name of Neesenbeckia is in honour of Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (1776–1858), a prolific German botanist, physician, zoologist, and natural philosopher.^[5] The genus has one known synonym, Buekia Nees.^[2] The Latin specific epithet of punctoria is derived from punctus meaning pricked, punctured or pierced.^{[citation needed]} Both the genus and species were first described and published in J. S. African Bot. Vol.13 on page 74 in 1947.^[3]

Gallery

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  Plant in Table Mountain National Park
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  Matured seed husk
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  Close up of the stalks