Chamaedendron

Chamaedendron
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Chamaedendron
(Kükenthal) Larridon

Chamaedendron is a genus of herbs in the Cyperaceae family, endemic to New Caledonia, with 5 species formerly placed in Costularia. Its closest relatives are Costularia and Oreobolus.[1]

List of species

  1. Chamaedendron kukenthaliana Larridon
  2. Chamaedendron fragilis (Däniker) Larridon
  3. Chamaedendron neocaledonica (Rendle) Larridon
  4. Chamaedendron nervosa (J. Raynal) Larridon
  5. Chamaedendron xyridioides (Däniker) Larridon

References

  1. Larridon, I., Bauters, K., Semmouri, I., Viljoen, J. A., Prychid, C. J., Muasya, A. M., Bruhl, J. J., Wilson, W. W., Senterrehi, B.,& Goetghebeur, P. (2018). Molecular phylogenetics of the genus Costularia (Schoeneae, Cyperaceae) reveals multiple distinct evolutionary lineages. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 126, 196-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2018.04.016
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