Rhodocoma

Rhodocoma
Rhodocoma capensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Rhodocoma
Nees
Type species
Rhodocoma capensis
Nees ex Steud.[1]
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Rhodocoma is a group of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1836.[1][2] The entire genus is endemic to South Africa (Cape Province and KwaZulu-Natal.[3]

Species[3]
  1. Rhodocoma alpina
  2. Rhodocoma arida
  3. Rhodocoma capensis
  4. Rhodocoma foliosa
  5. Rhodocoma fruticosa
  6. Rhodocoma gigantea
  7. Rhodocoma gracilis
  8. Rhodocoma vleibergensis

References

  1. 1 2 Tropicos, Rhodocoma Nees
  2. Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel. 1836. Introduction to a Natural System of Botany 450
  3. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


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