Leptocarpus (plant)

Leptocarpus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Restionaceae
Genus:	Leptocarpus R. Br. 1810 not Willd. ex Link 1820 (syn of Tamonea[1] in Verbenaceae)
Synonyms[1]
Schoenodum Labill.

Leptocarpus is a genus of dioeceous rush-like perennial plants described as a genus in 1810.^[2]

The genus as currently conceived is entirely endemic to Australia. A few species native to other places were formerly included, but they have been moved to other genera.^[1][3]

Species[]

The following species are accepted as of 2021:^[4]

• Nees
• Leptocarpus coangustatus Nees
• Pate & Meney
• B.G.Briggs
• B.G.Briggs
• Leptocarpus denmarkicus (Suess.) B.G.Briggs
• B.G.Briggs
• B.G.Briggs
• Leptocarpus laxus (R.Br.) B.G.Briggs
• B.G.Briggs
• R.Br.
• B.G.Briggs
• Leptocarpus tenax (Labill.) R.Br.
• B.G.Briggs
• B.G.Briggs
• (Nees) B.G.Briggs

Formerly included[]

Over 70 other names have been published using the name Leptocarpus, but they have been transferred to other genera, including the following:

Apodasmia, Chaetanthus, Dapsilanthus, Empodisma, Hydrophilus, Hypolaena, Lepyrodia, Meeboldina, Restio, Rhodocoma, Staberoha, Willdenowia.

Name in homonymic genus[]

In 1820, the name Leptocarpus was applied to some plants in the Verbenaceae. Thus was created an illegitimate homonym. One species name was included in the illegitimate genus, i.e.:

• Leptocarpus chamaedrifolius Willd. – Aubl.

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