Desmocladus flexuosus

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Desmocladus flexuosus
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Desmocladus flexuosus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Desmocladus
Species:
D. flexuosus
Binomial name
Desmocladus flexuosus
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Occurrence from AVH

Desmocladus flexuosus is a rhizatomous, sedge-like herb in the Restionaceae family, [3] endemic to south-west Western Australia. [3]

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Taxonomy

It was first described in 1810 by Robert Brown as Restio flexuosus, [4] [5] but in 1998 Barbara Briggs and L.A.S.Johnson reassigned it to the genus, Desmocladus . [2] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Briggs, B.G. & Johnson, L.A.S. (1998) New combinations arising from a new classification of non-African Restionaceae. Telopea 8(1): 26.
  2. 1 2 "Desmocladus flexuosus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Desmocladus flexuosus". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife . Retrieved 23 January 2019. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. "Restio flexuousus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  5. Brown, R. (1810) Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 247.