Chordifex

Chordifex
Chordifex fastigiatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Restionaceae
Genus:	Chordifex B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
Type species
Chordifex stenandrus B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
Synonyms [1]
AcionB.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson GuringaliaB.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson SaropsisB.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson

Chordifex is a genus of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1998. ^{[2] [3]} The entire genus is endemic to Australia. ^[1]

Species

20 species are accepted. ^[4]

• Chordifex abortivus Nees) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
• Chordifex amblycoleus (F.Muell.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
• Chordifex capillaceus B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
• Chordifex chaunocoleus (F.Muell.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
• Chordifex crispatus (R.Br.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
• Chordifex dimorphus (R.Br.) B.G.Briggs
• Chordifex fastigiatus (R.Br.) B.G.Briggs
• Chordifex gracilior (F.Muell. ex Benth.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
• Chordifex hookeri (D.I.Morris) B.G.Briggs
• Chordifex isomorphus (K.W.Dixon & Meney) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
• Chordifex jacksonii B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
• Chordifex laxus (R.Br.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
• Chordifex leucoblepharus (Gilg) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
• Chordifex microcodon B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
• Chordifex monocephalus (R.Br.) B.G.Briggs
• Chordifex ornatus (Steud.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
• Chordifex reseminans B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
• Chordifex sinuosus B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
• Chordifex sphacelatus (R.Br.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
• Chordifex stenandrus B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Briggs, Barbara Gillian & Johnson, Lawrence Alexander Sidney. 1998. Telopea 7: 356
3. Tropicos, Chordifex B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
4. "Chordifex B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 15 October 2025.