''Rhyncharrhena'' is a genus of plants in the Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1859 by

Ferdinand von Mueller Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, (german: Müller; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Vict ...

.Tropicos, genus ''Rhyncharrhena''
/ref> It contains only one known species, ''Rhyncharrhena linearis'', native to

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

,The Plant List, ''Rhyncharrhena linearis''
/ref> which is found in all mainland states and territories. ;formerly included in genus moved to ''

Daemia ''Pergularia'' is a genus of the botanical family Apocynaceae. ''Pergularia daemia'' is a perennial twinning herb that grows along the roadsides of India and tropical and subtropical regions in South Asia, Africa, and Australia. Pharmacological ...

'' # ''Rhyncharrhena atropurpurea'' F. Muell., synonym of ''

Daemia atropurpurea ''Pergularia'' is a genus of the botanical family Apocynaceae. ''Pergularia daemia'' is a perennial twinning herb that grows along the roadsides of India and tropical and subtropical regions in South Asia, Africa, and Australia. Pharmacolog ...

'' F.Muell. # ''Rhyncharrhena quinquepartita'' F. Muell, synonym of ''

Daemia quinquepartita ''Pergularia'' is a genus of the botanical family Apocynaceae. ''Pergularia daemia'' is a perennial twinning herb that grows along the roadsides of India and tropical and subtropical regions in South Asia, Africa, and Australia. Pharmacological ...

'' F.Muell. The species, ''Rhyncharrhena linearis'', was described in 1980 by

Karen Wilson Karen Louise Wilson (born 1950) is an Australian botanist. Some of her research interests are: systematics, phylogenetic and biogeographic studies on Cyperaceae, Casuarinaceae, Juncaceae and Polygonaceae. Other professional interests include ...

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q6107834, from2=Q15374468 Monotypic Apocynaceae genera Flora of Australia Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller