Restio

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Restio
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Restio quadratus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Restio
Rottb. 1772 conserved name, not L. 1767 [1]
Type species
Restio dichotomus
Synonyms [1] [4]
  • RestioL., rejected name
  • CalopsisP.Beauv. ex Desv.
  • LeienaRaf.
  • CraspedolepisSteud.
  • IschyrolepisSteud.


Restio is a genus of flowering plants within the family Restionaceae, described in 1772. [5] [3] The entire genus is endemic to the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. [4]

In common with a number of other genera in the Restionaceae, restios are widely cultivated for use as garden ornamentals for their attractive nodular foliage. They are mildly frost hardy.

Species [4]

Many species formerly included within the genus Restio are now classified into a number of other genera including Acion , Baloskion , and Eurychorda .

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Willdenowia is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Restionaceae described as a genus in 1790. The entire genus is endemic to the fynbos of the Western Cape Province of South Africa.

<i>Elegia tectorum</i> Species of flowering plant

Elegia tectorum, previously Chondropetalum tectorum or Restio tectorum, more commonly Cape thatching reed, or dakriet, is a member of the restio family, Restionaceae. It is a tufted perennial growing to between 1.5 and 2.25 m, with deciduous leaf sheaths. Flowers are less than 3 mm long. Petals are smooth or hairy in the upper half. E. tectorum is found in marshes and seeps on deep sand in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape of South Africa.

Anthochortus is a group of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1837. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.

<i>Askidiosperma</i> Genus of flowering plants

Askidiosperma is a group of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1850. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.

Ceratocaryum is a group of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1836. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.

Hydrophilus is a group of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1984.

Hypodiscus is a group of plants in the Restionaceae named by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck and described as a genus in 1836.

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<i>Staberoha</i> Genus of plants

Staberoha is a group of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1841. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.

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Thamnochortus is a group of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1767. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.

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<i>Rhodocoma capensis</i> Species of plant in the genus Rhodocoma

Rhodocoma capensis, called the Cape restio, is a species of reed-like perennial grass in the family Restionaceae, native to the southwestern Cape Provinces of South Africa. Growing over 2 m tall, with clumping, jointed stems, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental, suitable for borders and architectural applications.

<i>Elegia equisetacea</i> Species of plant in the genus Elegia

Elegia equisetacea, the horsetail restio or broom reed, is a species of reed‑like flowering plant in the family Restionaceae, native to the southwestern Cape Provinces of South Africa. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.

<i>Tremulina tremula</i> Species of plant

Tremulina tremula is a plant in the Restionaceae family, found in the south-west of Western Australia.

References

  1. 1 2 Tropicos, Restio L.
  2. ↑ lectotype designated by Mc Vaugh, Taxon 17: 85-87 (19??)
  3. 1 2 Tropicos, Restio Rottb.
  4. 1 2 3 "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". wcsp.science.kew.org. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  5. ↑ Rottbøll, Christen Friis. 1772. Descriptiones Plantarum Rariorum 9

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