Biology:Leptocarpus laxus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Leptocarpus laxus
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Leptocarpus
Species:
L. laxus
Binomial name
Leptocarpus laxus
(R.Br.) B.G.Briggs
Synonyms[1]
  • Leptocarpus diffusus (Spreng.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
  • Restio diffusus Spreng.

Leptocarpus laxus is a rush species of the genus Leptocarpus in the family Restionaceae.[2] It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.[3][4]

Habitat

It grows in moist to wet soils, in swamps, creeks, seasonally wet sites, and near road ditches.[4]

Taxonomy

It was first described by Robert Brown in 1810 as Restio laxus,[2][5] a name he gave to two Restio species.[6][7] This problem of two species with the same name was corrected by Kurt Sprengel in 1825 when he published the name, Restio diffusus, for this species.[6][8] In 1998, Lawrie Johnson and Barbara Briggs transferred R. diffusus to the genus, Leptocarpus.[9] In 2001 in consideration of IUCN rules, the species Leptocarpus diffusus was renamed Leptocarpus laxus by Barbara Briggs.[6]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15509283 entry