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Hypodiscus
Scientific classification
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Hypodiscus

Nees
Type species
Hypodiscus aristatus
(Thunb.) C.Krauss.[1]
Synonyms[2]

Hypodiscus is a group of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1836.[1][3]

The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.[2]

Species[2]
3
formerly included

species included at one time in Hypodiscus but now in other genera (Cannomois, Willdenowia)

  1. Hypodiscus dodii - Willdenowia humilis
  2. Hypodiscus nitidus - Cannomois nitida

References

  1. ^ a b Tropicos, Hypodiscus Endl.
  2. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel. 1836. Introduction to the Natural System of Botany 450