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 underSynonyms included
Anarthria R.Br.
Anthochortus NeesPhyllocomos Mast.
Aphelia R.Br.
Apodasmia B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
Askidiosperma Steud.
Baloskion Raf. (prev. under Restio Rottb.)
Brizula HieronAphelia 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 SteudelRestio 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