''Hydrophilus'' is a group of plants in the
Restionaceae described as a genus in 1984.
[Linder, Hans Peter. 1984. Bothalia 15(1–2): 66][Tropicos, ''Hydrophilus '' H.P.Linder]
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There is only one known species, ''Hydrophilus rattrayi'', endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
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References
Restionaceae
Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces
Fynbos
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