Leptocarpus | |
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Scientific classification | |
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) |
Synonyms[1] | |
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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]
The following species are accepted as of 2021:[4]
Over 70 other names have been published using the name Leptocarpus, but they have been transferred to other genera, including the following:
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.: