Meeboldina
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| Meeboldina | |
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| Meeboldina coangustata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Restionaceae |
| Genus: | Meeboldina Suess. |
Meeboldina is a plant genus in the family Restionaceae, described as a genus in 1943.[1][2] It is named for the botanical collector Alfred Meebold.[3]
The entire genus is endemic to the State of Western Australia.[4]
However in 2014, the genus Leptocarpus was expanded to include Meeboldina [5] and by 2021 the species listed below had all been transferred to the genus, Leptocarpus.[6][7]
- Species[4]
- Meeboldina cana (Nees) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
- Meeboldina coangustata (Nees) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
- Meeboldina crassipes (Pate & Meney) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
- Meeboldina denmarkica Suess.
- Meeboldina scariosa (R.Br.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
