Biology:Meeboldina

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Meeboldina
Meeboldina coangustata
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Meeboldina
Suess.

Meeboldina is a plant genus in the family Restionaceae, described as a genus in 1943.[2][3] It is named for the botanical collector Alfred Meebold.[4]

The entire genus is endemic to the State of Western Australia.[1]

However in 2014, the genus Leptocarpus was expanded to include Meeboldina [5] and by 2021 the species listed below had all been transferred to the genus, Leptocarpus.[6][7]

Species[1]
  • Meeboldina cana (Nees) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
  • Meeboldina coangustata (Nees) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
  • Meeboldina crassipes (Pate & Meney) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
  • Meeboldina denmarkica Suess.
  • Meeboldina scariosa (R.Br.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10328188 entry