Dichopogon

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Dichopogon
Dichopogon capillipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Lomandroideae
Genus: Dichopogon
Kunth
Species

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Dichopogon is a genus of perennial herbs, native to Australia and New Guinea.[1] It is included in the genus Arthropodium by some authorities,[2] although recognized by others.[3] In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae (formerly the family Laxmanniaceae).[4]

Species include:[5][2]

  • Dichopogon capillipes (Endl.) Brittan
  • Dichopogon fimbriatus (R.Br.) J.F.Macbr. = Arthropodium fimbriatum R.Br.
  • Dichopogon preissii (Endl.) Brittan
  • Dichopogon strictus (R.Br.) Baker = Arthropodium strictum R.Br.
  • Dichopogon tyleri Brittan

References

  1. "Genus Dichopogon". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2008-09-08. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Dichopogon". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-09-08. 
  3. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2011-05-25 , search for "Dichopogon"
  4. Chase, M.W.; Reveal, J.L. & Fay, M.F. (2009), "A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161 (2): 132–136, doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00999.x , as Arthropodium
  5. "Dichopogon". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. 


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