Hypolaena Explained

Hypolaena is a plant genus in the family Restionaceae, described as a genus in 1810.^{[1] [2]} The entire genus is endemic to Australia.^[3]

Species^[4]

• Hypolaena caespitosa B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson - WA
• Hypolaena exsulca R.Br. - WA
• Hypolaena fastigiata R.Br. - Tassel Rope-rush - WA, SA, NSW, Vic, Tas, Qld
• Hypolaena grandiuscula F.Muell.
• Hypolaena humilis (Gilg.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson - WA
• Hypolaena pubescens (R.Br.) Nees - WA
• Hypolaena robusta Meney & Pate - WA
• Hypolaena viridis B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson - WA

formerly included^[3] A few dozen other species have been placed in the genus over the years but are now considered members of other genera: Anthochortus Calorophus Chordifex Desmocladus Empodisma Loxocarya Mastersiella Platycaulos Restio Stenotalis

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2954407#page/119/mode/1up Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 251
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40029990 Tropicos, Hypolaena R. Br.
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=249545 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. Web site: Hypolaena . 2010-07-10 . Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra.