Biology:Chaetanthus

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Chaetanthus
Chaetanthus aristatus (male) (15248758990).jpg
Chaetanthus aristatus (male)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Chaetanthus
R. Br.
Type species
Chaetanthus leptocarpoides
R. Br.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Prionosepalum Steud.

Chaetanthus is a group of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1810.[1][3] The entire genus is endemic to the southern part of Western Australia.[2]

Species[2]
  • Chaetanthus aristatus (R.Br.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
  • Chaetanthus leptocarpoides R.Br.
  • Chaetanthus tenellus (Nees) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6409656 entry