Gymnostachys is a monotypic genus, of the monocotyledon plant family Araceae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Subfamily: | Gymnostachydoideae Bogner & Nicolson |
| Genus: | Gymnostachys R.Br. |
| Species: | G. anceps
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| Gymnostachys anceps | |
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The sole known species Gymnostachys anceps, commonly named settler's twine or boorgay, grows naturally in rainforests and humid Eucalypt forests of eastern New South Wales and eastern Queensland, Australia.[2][3]
Gymnostachys is kept to its own subfamily Gymnostachydoideae due to its unique characteristics that include an unusually structured flowering shoot and linear leaves with parallel venation.
References
edit- ^ a b "Gymnostachys%". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS) database (listing by % wildcard matching of all taxa relevant to Australia). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ^ A. Hay. "New South Wales Flora Online: Gymnostachys anceps". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
- ^ F.A.Zich; B.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan. "Gymnostachys anceps". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants (RFK8). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- Mayo, S.J., Bogner, J., and Boyce, J.C. (1998) The genera of Araceae project, Acta Botanica Yunnanica.
- Bown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family [ILLUSTRATED]. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7
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