''Rhyncharrhena'' is a genus of plants in the

Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (from ''Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison Members of the ...

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'' # ''Rhyncharrhena atropurpurea'' F. Muell., synonym of '' Daemia atropurpurea'' F.Muell. # ''Rhyncharrhena quinquepartita'' F. Muell, synonym of '' Daemia quinquepartita'' F.Muell. The species, ''Rhyncharrhena linearis'', was described in 1980 by Karen Wilson.

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