The Ecdeiocoleaceae comprise a
family
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of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s with two genera and three species.
The
botanical name
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has rarely been recognized by taxonomists.
The
APG II system
The APG II system (Angiosperm Phylogeny Group II system) of plant classification is the second, now obsolete, version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy that was published in April 2003 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Gro ...
, in 2003 (unchanged from the
APG system
The APG system (Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system) of plant classification is the first version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy. Published in 1998 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, it was replaced by the improved AP ...
, 1998), does recognize such a family, and assigns it to the order
Poales
The Poales are a large order of flowering plants in the monocotyledons, and includes families of plants such as the grasses, bromeliads, and sedges. Sixteen plant families are currently recognized by botanists to be part of Poales.
Descriptio ...
in the clade
commelinids
In plant taxonomy, commelinids (originally commelinoids) (plural, not capitalised) is a clade of flowering plants within the monocots, distinguished by having cell walls containing ferulic acid.
The commelinids are the only clade that the APG IV ...
, in the
monocots
Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae ''sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are grass and grass-like flowering plants (angiosperms), the seeds of which typically contain only one embryonic leaf, or cotyledon. They constitute one of t ...
. Three species in two genera, ''
Ecdeiocolea
''Ecdeiocolea'' is a genus of grass-like plants from Western Australia. It was first defined by von Mueller in 1874. ''Ecdeiocolea'' contains two species.Barbara G. Briggs. 2011. "''Ecdeiocolea rigens'', a new species of ''Ecdeiocolea'' (Poales) ...
'' and ''
Georgeantha
''Georgeantha'' is a monotypic genus of herbaceous, rhizomatous plant endemic to Western Australia. The sole species is ''Georgeantha hexandra''. The genus is named after Western Australian botanist Alex George, and the specific epithet, "''h ...
'', both
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Southwest Australia
Southwest Australia is a biogeographic region in Western Australia. It includes the Mediterranean-climate area of southwestern Australia, which is home to a diverse and distinctive flora and fauna.
The region is also known as the Southwest Aus ...
, have been described to date.
References
External links
Ecdeiocoleaceaein L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards).
The families of flowering plants descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval.'' Version: 27 April 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20070103200438/http://delta-intkey.com/.
''Ecdeiocolea monostachya'': distribution map''Georgeantha hexandra'': distribution map
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Angiosperms of Western Australia
Poales of Australia
Plant families endemic to Australia
Poales families
Poales
Endemic flora of Southwest Australia
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