Leptocarpus (plant)
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Restionaceae |
| Genus: | Leptocarpus R. Br. 1810 not Willd. ex Link 1820 (syn of Tamonea[1] in Verbenaceae) |
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Leptocarpus is a genus of dioeceous rush-like perennial plants described as a genus in 1810.[2]
The genus as currently conceived is entirely endemic to Australia. A few species native to other places were formerly included, but they have been moved to other genera.[1][3]
Species[edit]
The following species are accepted as of 2021:[4]
- Leptocarpus canus Nees
- Leptocarpus coangustatus Nees
- Leptocarpus crassipes Pate & Meney
- Leptocarpus crebriculmis B.G.Briggs
- Leptocarpus decipiens B.G.Briggs
- Leptocarpus denmarkicus (Suess.) B.G.Briggs
- Leptocarpus depilatus B.G.Briggs
- Leptocarpus kraussii B.G.Briggs
- Leptocarpus laxus (R.Br.) B.G.Briggs
- Leptocarpus roycei B.G.Briggs
- Leptocarpus scariosus R.Br.
- Leptocarpus scoparius B.G.Briggs
- Leptocarpus tenax (Labill.) R.Br.
- Leptocarpus tephrinus B.G.Briggs
- Leptocarpus thysananthus B.G.Briggs
- Leptocarpus trisepalus (Nees) B.G.Briggs
Formerly included[edit]
Over 70 other names have been published using the name Leptocarpus, but they have been transferred to other genera, including the following:
- Apodasmia, Chaetanthus, Dapsilanthus, Empodisma, Hydrophilus, Hypolaena, Lepyrodia, Meeboldina, Restio, Rhodocoma, Staberoha, Willdenowia.
Name in homonymic genus[edit]
In 1820, the name Leptocarpus was applied to some plants in the Verbenaceae. Thus was created an illegitimate homonym. One species name was included in the illegitimate genus, i.e.:
- Leptocarpus chamaedrifolius Willd. – Tamonea spicata Aubl.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum 250 in Latin
- ^ Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. 1970: Flora of New Zealand. Volume II. Indigenous Tracheophyta - Monocotyledons except Graminae. First electronic edition, Landcare Research, June 2004. Transcr. A.D. Wilton and I.M.L. Andres. http://FloraSeries.LandcareResearch.co.nz.
- ^ "Leptocarpus R.Br. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-12-15.