Anthochortus

Anthochortus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Anthochortus
Nees ex Endl.
Type species
Anthochortus ecklonii
Nees[1]
Synonyms[2]

Anthochortus is a group of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1837.[1][3] The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.[2]

Species[2]
  1. Anthochortus capensis Esterh.
  2. Anthochortus crinalis (Mast.) H.P.Linder
  3. Anthochortus ecklonii Nees
  4. Anthochortus graminifolius (Kunth) H.P.Linder
  5. Anthochortus insignis (Mast.) H.P.Linder
  6. Anthochortus laxiflorus (Nees) H.P.Linder
  7. Anthochortus singularis Esterh.

References

  1. 1 2 Tropicos, Anthochortus Endl.
  2. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Endlicher, Stephan Friedrich Ladislaus. 1837. Genera Plantarum 121 in Latin


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