Lepyrodia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Restionaceae
Subfamilia: Sporadanthoideae
Genus: Lepyrodia
Species: L. anarthria – L. cryptica – L. curvescens – L. drummondiana – L. extensa – L. flexuosa – L. fortunata – L. glauca – L. heleocharoides – L. hermaphrodita – L. imitans – L. leptocaulis – L. macra – L. monoica – L. muelleri – L. muirii – L. oligocolea – L. porterae – L. riparia – L. scariosa – L. valliculae – L. verruculosa
Name

Lepyrodia R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 247 (1810)

Type species: Lepyrodia scariosa R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 248 (1810) Lectotype designated by Briggs and Johnson (2012)

References

Brown, R. (1810) Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 247. BHL
Briggs, B.G., Dixon, K.W. & Johnson, L.A.S. 2012. New species and variation in Lepidobolus (Restionaceae) from Western Australia. Telopea 14: 29–36. DOI: 10.7751/telopea2012005 PDF Reference page.
Briggs, B.G. & Johnson, L.A.S.† 2012. New species of Sporadanthus and Lepyrodia (Restionaceae) from eastern and western Australia. Telopea 14: 11–28. DOI: 10.7751/telopea2012004 PDF Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Lepyrodia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Sept. 27. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Lepyrodia. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 27 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Lepyrodia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Sept. 2015.

Lepyrodia is a plant genus in the family Restionaceae, described as a genus in 1810.[1][2]

The entire genus is endemic to Australia, found in all 6 states and in the Northern Territory.[3]

Species[4]

Lepyrodia anarthria F.Muell. - Qld, NSW, Vic, NT
Lepyrodia drummondiana Steud. - WA
Lepyrodia flexuosa (Benth.) L.A.S.Johnson & O.D.Evans - Vic
Lepyrodia glauca (Nees) F.Muell. - WA
Lepyrodia heleocharoides Gilg - WA
Lepyrodia hermaphrodita R.Br. - WA
Lepyrodia leptocaulis L.A.S.Johnson & O.D.Evans - Qld, NSW
Lepyrodia macra Nees - WA
Lepyrodia monoica F.Muell. - WA
Lepyrodia muelleri Benth. - NSW, Vic, SA, Tas
Lepyrodia muirii F.Muell. - WA
Lepyrodia scariosa R.Br. - Qld, NSW
Lepyrodia valliculae J.M.Black - SA incl. Kangaroo I

References

Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum 247
Tropicos, Lepyrodia R. Br.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
"Lepyrodia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-02-21.