Rostkovia

Rostkovia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Juncaceae. It was described in 1809 and was named after Prussian botanist Friedrich Wilhelm Gottlieb Rostkovius.

The genus is native to Ecuador, southern South America, New Zealand, and various antarctic and subantarctic islands. Species Rostkovia magellanica (Lam.) Hook.f. - South Island of New Zealand, Antipodes Islands, Ecuador, 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