Calorophus

Calorophus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Calorophus
Labill.
Type species
Calorophus elongata
Labill.[1]
Synonyms[2]

Calostrophus F.Muell., spelling variation

Calorophus is a group of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1806.[1][3] The entire genus is endemic to Australia, found in the States of Victoria and Tasmania.[2]

Species[2]
  1. Calorophus elongatus Labill. - Victoria and Tasmania
  2. Calorophus erostris (C.B.Clarke) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs - Tasmania

References

  1. 1 2 Tropicos, Calorophus Labill.
  2. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Labillardière, Jacques Julien Houtou de. 1806. Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 2: 78, figure 228 in Latin; line drawing on page 228


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