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Aphelia (plant)
''Aphelia'' is a genus of plants in the Restionaceae family. The entire genus is endemic to Australia. APG III system classifies this genus in the Centrolepidaceae Centrolepidaceae are a family of flowering plants now included in Restionaceae following APG IV (2016). The botanical name has been recognized by most taxonomists. The APG II system, of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system, 1998), also recognis ... family. Species * '' Aphelia brizula'' F.Muell. - Western Australia * '' Aphelia cyperoides'' R.Br. - Western Australia * '' Aphelia drummondii'' (Hieron.) Benth - Western Australia * '' Aphelia gracilis'' Sond. - South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria * '' Aphelia nutans'' Hook.f. ex Benth - Western Australia * '' Aphelia pumilio'' F.Muell. ex Sond. - South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria References Poales genera Restionaceae Endemic flora of Australia {{Poales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Restionaceae
The Restionaceae, also called restiads and restios, are a family (biology), family of flowering plants native to the Southern Hemisphere; they vary from a few centimeters to 3 meters in height. Following the APG IV system, APG IV (2016): the family now includes the former families Anarthriaceae, Centrolepidaceae and Lyginiaceae, and as such includes 51 genera with 572 known species. Based on evidence from fossil pollens, the Restionaceae likely originated more than 65 million years ago during the Cretaceous, Late Cretaceous period, when the southern continents were still part of Gondwana.Bremer, K. (2002). "Gondwanan Evolution of the Grass Alliance of Families (Poales)." ''Evolution'', 56(7): 1374-1387 Description The family consists of tufted or rhizomatous, herbaceous plants belonging to a group of monocotyledons that includes several similar families, such as the Cyperaceae, sedges, Juncaceae, rushes, and Poaceae, grasses. They have green, photosynthetic stems and leaves that h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |