Elegia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Restionaceae
Subfamilia: Restionoideae
Tribus: Restioneae
Genus: Elegia
Species: E. acockii – E. altigena – E. asperiflora – E. atratiflora – E. caespitosa – E. capensis – E. coleura – E. cuspidata – E. deusta – E. ebracteata – E. elephantina – E. equisetacea – E. esterhuyseniae – E. extensa – E. fastigata – E. fenestrata – E. filacea – E. fistulosa – E. fusca – E. galpinii – E. grandis – E. grandispicata – E. hookeriana – E. hutchinsonii – E. intermedia – E. juncea – E. macrocarpa – E. marlothii – E. mucronata – E. muirii – E. neesii – E. nuda – E. persistens – E. prominens – E. racemosa – E. recta – E. rigida – E. spathacea – E. squamosa – E. stipularis – E. stokoei – E. tectorum – E. thyrsifera – E. thyrsoidea – E. vaginulata – E. verreauxii
Name

Elegia L., Mant. Pl. 2: 162 (1771)

Type species: Elegia juncea L., Mant. Pl. 2: 297 (1771)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Chondropetalum Rottb., Descr. Pl. Rar.: 12 (1772)
Dovea Kunth, Enum. Pl. 3: 457 (1841)
Lamprocaulos Mast. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 1: 349 (1878)

References

Linneaus, L. (1771) Mantissa Plantarum 2: 162, 297.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Elegia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 July 25. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Elegia. Published online. Accessed: July 25 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Elegia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 July 25.

Elegia is a genus of grass-like plants in the family Restionaceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1771.[2][3] The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.[1] Some are grown as ornamentals in gardens.

Species[1]

Elegia acockii
Elegia aggregata
Elegia altigena
Elegia asperiflora
Elegia atratiflora
Elegia caespitosa
Elegia capensis
Elegia coleura
Elegia cuspidata
Elegia decipiens
Elegia deusta
Elegia ebracteata
Elegia elephantina
Elegia equisetacea
Elegia esterhuyseniae
Elegia extensa
†Elegia fastigata
Elegia fenestrata
Elegia filacea
Elegia fistulosa
Elegia fucata
Elegia galpinii
Elegia grandis
Elegia grandispicata
Elegia hookeriana
Elegia hutchinsonii
Elegia intermedia
Elegia juncea
Elegia macrocarpa
Elegia marlothii
Elegia microcarpa
Elegia mucronata
Elegia muirii
Elegia neesii
Elegia nuda
Elegia persistens
Elegia prominens
Elegia racemosa
Elegia recta
Elegia rigida
Elegia spathacea
Elegia squamosa
Elegia stipularis
Elegia stokoei
Elegia tectorum
Elegia thyrsifera
Elegia thyrsoidea
Elegia vaginulata
Elegia verreauxii

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Linnaeus, Carl von. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum 2: 162, 297
Tropicos, Elegia L.