Dielsia

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Dielsia is a genus of flowering plant, described in 1904, in the family Restionaceae.[2][3] There is only one known species, Dielsia stenostachya, endemic to Southwest Australia.[1]

Species in homonymic genus[1]
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Dielsia
Dielsia stenostachya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Dielsia
Gilg
Species:
D. stenostachya
Binomial name
Dielsia stenostachya
Synonyms[1]
  • Restio stenostachyus W.Fitzg.
  • Dielsia cygnorum Gilg
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In 1929, Kudô used the name Dielsia in reference to a plant in the Lamiaceae, thus creating an illegitimate homonym.[4] He also created one species in his genus, i.e.

  • Dielsia oreophila (Diels) Kudô, syn of Isodon oreophilus (Diels) A.J.Paton & Ryding

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