Gymnostachys
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Gymnostachys is a monotypic genus (i.e. a genus which contains only one species) in the arum plant family Araceae. The sole described species is Gymnostachys anceps,[1]Template:R/superscript[2]Template:R/superscript commonly known as settler's flax, settler's twine or boorgay.[3]Template:R/superscript It is native to coastal and sub-coastal parts of eastern Australia, from near Ulladulla, New South Wales, to around Rossville at the base of Cape York Peninsula.[4]Template:R/superscript[5]Template:R/superscript
Gymnostachys is placed in the subfamily Gymnostachydoideae[6]Template:R/superscript due to its unique characteristics that include an unusually structured flowering shoot and linear leaves with parallel venation.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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- View a map of herbarium records of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist
- See images of this species on Flickriver.com