Cannomois

Cannomois
	Cannomois virgata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Restionaceae
Genus:	Cannomois ; P.Beauv. ex Desv.
Type species
	Cannomois cephalotes; Desv.
Synonyms
	CuculliferaNees; MesanthusNees;

Last updated October 16, 2025

Cannomois is a group of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1828.^[1]^[3] The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.^[2]

Species^[2]

Cannomois anfracta H.P.Linder
Cannomois arenicola H.P.Linder
Cannomois aristata Mast.
Cannomois congesta Mast.
Cannomois grandis H.P.Linder
Cannomois nitida (Nees ex Mast.) Pillans
Cannomois parviflora (Thunb.) Pillans
Cannomois primosii (Pillans) H.P.Linder
Cannomois robusta (Kunth) H.P.Linder
Cannomois scirpoides (Kunth) Mast.
Cannomois taylorii H.P.Linder
Cannomois virgata (Rottb.) Steud.

References

1 2 Tropicos, Cannomois P. Beauv. ex Desv.
1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
↑ Desvaux, Nicaise Augustin. 1828. Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Paris) 13: 43-44 descriptions in Latin, commentary in French

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[i-1] 1 2 Tropicos, Cannomois P. Beauv. ex Desv.

[ii-2] 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[3] Desvaux, Nicaise Augustin. 1828. Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Paris) 13: 43-44 descriptions in Latin, commentary in French

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