Centrolepis

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Centrolepis
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Centrolepis fascicularis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Centrolepis
Labillardiere
Synonyms [1]
  • DevauxiaR.Br
  • AlepyrumB.Br.
  • AlepyrumHieron. 1873 not R. Br. 1810
  • PseudalepyrumDandy

Centrolepis is a genus of small herbaceous plants in the family Restionaceae known as thorn grass scales, with about 25 species native to Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, and south-east Asia as far north as Hainan Dao. [1] [2] APG III system classifies this genus in the Centrolepidaceae family.

Centrolepis species are all tufted plants with narrow leaves from the base. Flowers are tiny and wind-pollinated, in highly condensed inflorescences enclosed between a pair of bracts that often have leaf-like points.

Species [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Cooke, D.A. (1992) A taxonomic revision of Centrolepis Labill. in Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Garden 15: 1-64.
  3. Ford, Kerry A. (2014). "Centrolepidaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Brownsey, P.J.; Heenan, P.B.; Wilton, A.D. Flora of New Zealand — Seed Plants. Fascicle 2". www.nzflora.info/index.html. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)