Restio

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Restio
File:Restio quadratus.jpg
Restio quadratus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Restio
Rottb. 1772 conserved name, not L. 1767[1]
Type species
Restio dichotomus
Synonyms[1][4]
  • Calopsis P.Beauv. ex Desv.
  • Craspedolepis Steud.
  • Ischyrolepis Steud.
  • Leiena Raf.
  • Restio L., rejected name


Restio is a genus of flowering plants within the family Restionaceae, described in 1772.[5][3] The entire genus is endemic to the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.[4]

In common with a number of other genera in the Restionaceae, restios are widely cultivated for use as garden ornamentals for their attractive nodular foliage. They are mildly frost hardy.

Species

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168 species are accepted.[6][4]

Many species formerly included within the genus Restio are now classified into a number of other genera including Acion, Baloskion, and Eurychorda.

References

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  1. ^ a b Tropicos, Restio L.
  2. ^ lectotype designated by Mc Vaugh, Taxon 17: 85-87 (19??)
  3. ^ a b Tropicos, Restio Rottb.
  4. ^ a b c Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ^ Rottbøll, Christen Friis. 1772. Descriptiones Plantarum Rariorum 9
  6. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

Further reading

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