Chordifex laxus
Appearance
Chordifex laxus | |
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(female) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Restionaceae |
Genus: | Chordifex |
Species: | C. laxus
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Binomial name | |
Chordifex laxus | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Restio deformis R.Br. |
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Chordifex laxus is a rush species of the genus Chordifex in the family Restionaceae.[1] It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.[2][3]
It was first described by Robert Brown in 1810 as Restio laxus,[1][4] but was transferred to the genus, Chordifex by Lawrie Johnson and Barbara Briggs in 1998.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Chordifex laxus". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ "Chordifex laxus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Chordifex laxus occurrence data". AVH. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ Brown, R. (1810). Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805. p. 245.
- ^ Barbara Briggs; Lawrence Johnson (21 December 1998). "New combinations arising from a new classification of non-African Restionaceae". Telopea. 8 (1): 25. doi:10.7751/TELOPEA19982011. ISSN 0312-9764. Wikidata Q55801447.