Dichopogon

Dichopogon is a genus of perennial herbs, native to Australia and New Guinea.^[3] It is included in the genus Arthropodium by some authorities,^[4] although recognized as a distinct genus by others.^[2] In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae (formerly the family Laxmanniaceae).^[5]

The name is derived from the Greek words δίχα (dicha, "duplicate") and πώγων (pogon, "barb").^[1]

(Endl.) Brittan - Western Australia
(R.Br.) J.F.Macbr. = Arthropodium fimbriatum R.Br. - New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
(Endl.) Brittan - Western Australia
Dichopogon strictus (R.Br.) Baker = Arthropodium strictum R.Br. New Guinea, New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria
Brittan - Western Australia

References[]

^ ^a ^b Kunth, Karl Sigismund. 1843. Enumeratio Plantarum Omnium Hucusque Cognitarum 4: 622-624 in Latin
^ ^a ^b ^c World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2011-05-25, search for "Dichopogon"
^ "Genus Dichopogon". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
^ ^a ^b "Dichopogon". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
^ 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
^ "Dichopogon". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

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