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Hypolaena
Sign in to saveHypolaena is a plant genus in the family Restionaceae, described as a genus in 1810. The entire genus is endemic to Australia.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyRestionaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 21
- With media
- 15
- Family
- Restionaceae
- Collections
- US, BPBM, BRIT, YPM, VT, MNHN
- Recorded in
- South Africa, New Zealand, Australia
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Restionaceae
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- Hypolaena exsulca (8692883502).jpg
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Hypolaena is a plant genus in the family Restionaceae, described as a genus in 1810. The entire genus is endemic to Australia. Species Hypolaena caespitosa B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson - WA Hypolaena exsulca R.Br. - WA Hypolaena fastigiata R.Br. - Tassel Rope-rush - WA, SA, NSW, Vic, Tas, Qld Hypolaena grandiuscula F.Muell. Hypolaena humilis (Gilg.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson - WA Hypolaena pubescens (R.Br.) Nees - WA Hypolaena robusta Meney & Pate - WA Hypolaena viridis B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson - WA formerly included A few dozen other species have been placed in the genus over the years but are now considered members of other genera: Anthochortus Calorophus Chordifex Desmocladus Empodisma Loxocarya Mastersiella Platycaulos Restio Stenotalis
==References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hypolaena” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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