Meeboldina Explained

Meeboldina is a plant genus in the family Restionaceae, described as a genus in 1943.[1] [2] It is named for the botanical collector Alfred Meebold.[3]

The entire genus is endemic to the State of Western Australia.[4]

However in 2014, the genus Leptocarpus was expanded to include Meeboldina and by 2021 the species listed below had all been transferred to the genus, Leptocarpus.[5] [6]

Species[4]

Notes and References

  1. 20. la.
  2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40015562 Tropicos, Meeboldina Suess.
  3. Web site: Meebold, Alfred Karl (1863-1952). . 2021 . JSTOR Plants. . 12 April 2021.
  4. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=254267 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. Web site: Leptocarpus R.Br. Plants of the World Online Kew Science. 2021-12-15. Plants of the World Online. en.
  6. Web site: Western Australian Herbarium. Biodiversity and Conservation Science. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora: Meeboldina. 2021-12-15. florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au. en.