Chamaedendron

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Chamaedendron
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Chamaedendron
(Kükenthal) Larridon

Chamaedendron is a genus of flowering plants in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. They are endemic to New Caledonia, with 5 species formerly placed in Costularia . Its closest relatives are Costularia and Oreobolus. [1]

List of species

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References

  1. ↑ Larridon, I., Bauters, K., Semmouri, I., Viljoen, J. A., Prychid, C. J., Muasya, A. M., Bruhl, J. J., Wilson, W. W., Senterrehi, B.,& Goetghebeur, P. (2018). Molecular phylogenetics of the genus Costularia (Schoeneae, Cyperaceae) reveals multiple distinct evolutionary lineages. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 126, 196-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2018.04.016
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