Chordifex laxus

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Chordifex laxus
(female)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Chordifex
Species:
C. laxus
Binomial name
Chordifex laxus
Synonyms[1]

Restio deformis R.Br.
Restio laxus R.Br.
Restio chasmatocoleus F.Muell.

(male)

Chordifex laxus is a rush species of the genus Chordifex in the family Restionaceae.[1] It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.[2][3]

It was first described by Robert Brown in 1810 as Restio laxus,[1][4] but was transferred to the genus, Chordifex by Lawrie Johnson and Barbara Briggs in 1998.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Chordifex laxus". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ "Chordifex laxus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Chordifex laxus occurrence data". AVH. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. ^ Brown, R. (1810). Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805. p. 245.
  5. ^ Barbara Briggs; Lawrence Johnson (21 December 1998). "New combinations arising from a new classification of non-African Restionaceae". Telopea. 8 (1): 25. doi:10.7751/TELOPEA19982011. ISSN 0312-9764. Wikidata Q55801447.

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