Platycaulos is a group of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1984.[1][3] The genus is native to Africa including Madagascar.[2]
| Platycaulos | |
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| Platycaulos callistachyus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Restionaceae |
| Genus: | Platycaulos H.P.Linder |
| Type species | |
| Platycaulos compressus (Rottb.) H.P. Linder.[1]
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- Species[2]
- Platycaulos acutus - Cape Province
- Platycaulos anceps - Cape Province
- Platycaulos callistachyus - Cape Province
- Platycaulos cascadensis - Cape Province
- Platycaulos compressus - Cape Province
- Platycaulos depauperatus - Cape Province
- Platycaulos galpinii - Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal
- Platycaulos mahonii - Zaïre, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Madagascar
- Platycaulos major - Cape Province
- Platycaulos mlanjiensis - Malawi
- Platycaulos quartziticola - Zimbabwe, Mozambique
- Platycaulos subcompressus - Cape Province
References edit
- ^ a b Tropicos, Platycaulos H.P.Linder
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Linder, Hans Peter. 1984. Bothalia 15: 64
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