Chaetanthus Explained

Chaetanthus is a group of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1810.^{[1] [2]} The entire genus is endemic to the southern part of Western Australia.^[3]

Species^[3]

• Chaetanthus aristatus (R.Br.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
• Chaetanthus leptocarpoides R.Br.
• Chaetanthus tenellus (Nees) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson

Notes and References

1. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40005135 Tropicos, Chaetanthus R. Br.
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2954407#page/119/mode/1up Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum 251
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=232845 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families