Harperia

Harperia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Harperia
W.Fitzg. 1904 not Rose 1905 (syn of Ptilimnium in Apiaceae)
Type species
Harperia lateriflora
W.Fitzg.[1]

Harperia is a group of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1904.[1][2] The entire genus is endemic to the State of Western Australia.[3]

Species[3]
  1. Harperia confertospicata (Steud.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
  2. Harperia eyreana B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
  3. Harperia ferruginipes Meney & Pate
  4. Harperia lateriflora W.Fitzg.
name in homonymic genus

In 1905, Rose applied the name Harperia to a plant in the Apiaceae, thus creating an illegitimate homonym. He also created one species name within his genus, i.e.[4][5]

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