Dichopogon

Dichopogon
Dichopogon
Dichopogon capillipes
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
clade: Angiosperms
clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Lomandroideae
Genus: Dichopogon
Kunth
Species

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Dichopogon is a genus of perennial herbs, native to Australia and New Guinea.[1] It is included in the genus Arthropodium by some authorities,[2] although recognized by others.[3] In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae (formerly the family Laxmanniaceae).[4]

Species include:[5][2]

  • Dichopogon capillipes (Endl.) Brittan
  • Dichopogon fimbriatus (R.Br.) J.F.Macbr. = Arthropodium fimbriatum R.Br.
  • Dichopogon preissii (Endl.) Brittan
  • Dichopogon strictus (R.Br.) Baker = Arthropodium strictum R.Br.
  • Dichopogon tyleri Brittan

References

  1. ^ "Genus Dichopogon". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Dichopogon. Retrieved 2008-09-08. 
  2. ^ a b "Dichopogon". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=DICHOPOGON. Retrieved 2008-09-08. 
  3. ^ World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do, retrieved 2011-05-25 , search for "Dichopogon"
  4. ^ Chase, M.W.; Reveal, J.L. & Fay, M.F. (2009), "A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161 (2): 132–136, doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00999.x , as Arthropodium
  5. ^ "Dichopogon". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/21200.