Restionaceae (incl. Centrolepidaceae)
This list of genera was made in September 2025 according to World Flora Online, Plants of the World Online, Stevens 2001 onwards (APWeb), Briggs & Linder (2009), and Briggs et al. 2014. This list includes only genera present in our herbaria: M and MSB.
| All genera (accepted genera in bold) | Stored under | Synonyms included |
|---|---|---|
| Anarthria R.Br. | ||
| Anthochortus Nees | Phyllocomos Mast. | |
| Aphelia R.Br. | ||
| Apodasmia B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson | ||
| Askidiosperma Steud. | ||
| Baloskion Raf. (prev. under Restio Rottb.) | ||
| Brizula Hieron | Aphelia R.Br. | |
| Calopsis Desv. | Restio Rottb. | |
| Cannomois P.Beauv. ex Desv. | ||
| Centrolepis Labill. | ||
| Ceratocaryum Nees | ||
| Chaetanthus R. Br. | ||
| Chondropetalum Rottb. | Elegia L. | |
| Chordifex B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson (prev. under Restio Rottb.) | ||
| Cytogonidium B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson (prev. under Restio Rottb.) | ||
| Dapsilanthus B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson | ||
| Desmocladus Nees (prev. under Hypolaena R.Br., Loxocarya R.Br.) | ||
| Dielsia Gilg | ||
| Dovea Kunth | Elegia L. | |
| Elegia L. | Chondropetalum Rottb., Dovea Kunth | |
| Empodisma L. Johnson & D. F. Cutler | ||
| Eurychorda B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson (prev. under Restio Rottb.) | ||
| Gaimardia Gaudich. | ||
| Hypodiscus Nees | ||
| Hypolaena R.Br. | ||
| Ischyrolepis Steudel | Restio Rottb. | |
| Lepidobolus Nees | ||
| Leptocarpus R.Br. | Meeboldina Suess. | |
| Lepyrodia R.Br. | ||
| Loxocarya R.Br. | ||
| Lyginia R.Br. | ||
| Mastersiella Gilg-Ben. | ||
| Meeboldina Suess. | Leptocarpus R.Br. | |
| Melanostachya B. Briggs & L.Johnson (prev. under Restio Rottb.) | ||
| Nevillea Esterh. & H.P.Linder | ||
| Phyllocomos Mast. | Anthochortus Nees | |
| Platycaulos H.P.Linder | ||
| Platychorda B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson | ||
| Restio Rottb. | Calopsis Desv., Ischyrolepis Steud. | |
| Rhodocoma Nees | ||
| Soroveta H.P.Linder & C.R.Hardy (prev. under Restio Rottb.) | ||
| Sporadanthus F.Muell. (prev. under Lepyrodia R.Br.) | ||
| Staberoha Kunth | ||
| Thamnochortus P.J.Bergius | ||
| Willdenowia Thunb. |
References
- Briggs, B.G., Linder, H.P.(2009). A new subfamilial and tribal classification of Restionaceae (Poales). Telopea, 12, 3, 333–345. https://doi.org/10.7751/telopea20095822
- Briggs, B.G., Marchant, A.D., Perkins, A.J. (2014). Phylogeny of the restiid clade (Poales) and implications for the classification of Anarthriaceae, Centrolepidaceae and Australian Restionaceae. Taxon, 63, 24-46. https://doi.org/10.12705/631.1
- Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since].
Foto: Elegia L. © Suvrat Kotagal