Anthelepis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae, and was first described in 2019 by the Australian botanists, Russell Barrett, Karen Wilson and Jeremy Bruhl.[1][2]
| Anthelepis | |
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| Anthelepis clarksonii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Anthelepis R.L.Barrett, K.L.Wilson & J.J.Bruhl |
Its native range is from Sri Lanka to Hainan, China, and includes Australia, and New Caledonia,[1] and its species are generally found in tropical wetlands.[3]
Etymology
editThe genus name derives from the Greek words: anthele (the plume of a reed), and lepis (a scale), and refers to the scale-like bristles at the nutlet's base.[3]
Species
editAccepted species are:[1]
- Anthelepis clarksonii R.L.Barrett, K.L.Wilson & J.J.Bruhl
- Anthelepis guillauminii (Kük.) R.L.Barrett, K.L.Wilson & J.J.Bruhl
- Anthelepis paludosa (R.Br.) R.L.Barrett, K.L.Wilson & J.J.Bruhl
- Anthelepis undulata (Thwaites) R.L.Barrett, K.L.Wilson & J.J.Bruhl
References
edit- ^ a b c "Anthelepis R.L.Barrett, K.L.Wilson & J.J.Bruhl | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Russell L. Barrett; Karen L. Wilson; Jeremy J. Bruhl (2019). "Anthelepis, a new genus for four mainly tropical species of Cyperaceae from Australia, New Caledonia and South-East Asia". Australian Systematic Botany. 32 (4): 269–289. doi:10.1071/SB18047. ISSN 1030-1887. Wikidata Q93439640.
- ^ a b Russell L. Barrett, Karen L. Wilson & Jeremy J. Bruhl. "Anthelepis". Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 11 September 2024.