Restio

Restio
	R. quadratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Order:	Poales
Family:	Restionaceae
Genus:	Restio; Rottb. 1772 conserved name, not L. 1767
Type species
	Restio dichotomus; Rottb.
Synonyms
	Restio L., rejected name; Calopsis P.Beauv. ex Desv.; Leiena Raf.; Craspedolepis Steud.; Ischyrolepis Steud.;

Restio is the name of a group of plants within the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1772.^[5]^[3]

The entire genus is endemic to South Africa (Cape Province and KwaZulu-Natal).^[4]

Many species formerly included within the Restio genus are now classified into a number of other genera including Acion, Baloskion and Eurychorda.

In common with a number of other genera in the Restionaceae, Restios are widely cultivated for use a garden ornamentals for their attractive nodular foliage and mild frost hardiness.

species^[4]

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References

^ ^a ^b Tropicos, Restio L.
^ lectotype designated by Mc Vaugh, Taxon 17: 85-87 (19??)
^ ^a ^b Tropicos, Restio Rottb.
^ ^a ^b ^c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ Rottbøll, Christen Friis. 1772. Descriptiones Plantarum Rariorum 9

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[p-1] Tropicos, Restio L.

[2] totype designated by Mc Vaugh, Taxon 17: 85-87 (19??)

[pl-3] Tropicos, Restio Rottb.

[u-4] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[5] Rottbøll, Christen Friis. 1772. Descriptiones Plantarum Rariorum 9

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