Platycaulos
| Platycaulos | |
|---|---|
| |
| Platycaulos callistachyus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Restionaceae |
| Genus: | Platycaulos H.P.Linder |
| Type species | |
| Platycaulos compressus | |
Platycaulos is a group of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1984.[1][2] The genus is native to eastern and southern Africa including Madagascar.[3]
Species
[edit]12 species are accepted.[3]
- Platycaulos acutus Esterh. – Cape Provinces
- Platycaulos anceps (Mast.) H.P.Linder – Cape Provinces
- Platycaulos callistachyus (Kunth) H.P.Linder – Cape Provinces
- Platycaulos cascadensis (Pillans) H.P.Linder – Cape Provinces
- Platycaulos compressus (Rottb.) H.P.Linder – Cape Provinces
- Platycaulos depauperatus (Kunth) H.P.Linder – Cape Provinces
- Platycaulos galpinii (Pillans) H.P.Linder & C.R.Hardy – Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal
- Platycaulos mahonii (N.E.Br.) H.P.Linder & C.R.Hardy – Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Madagascar
- Platycaulos major (Mast.) H.P.Linder – Cape Provinces
- Platycaulos mlanjiensis (H.P.Linder) H.P.Linder & C.R.Hardy – Malawi
- Platycaulos quartziticola (H.P.Linder) H.P.Linder & C.R.Hardy – Zimbabwe, Mozambique
- Platycaulos subcompressus (Pillans) H.P.Linder – Cape Provinces
References
[edit]- ^ a b Tropicos, Platycaulos H.P.Linder
- ^ Linder, Hans Peter. 1984. Bothalia 15: 64
- ^ a b "Platycaulos H.P.Linder". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
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