Original Research

A generic classification of the Restioneae (Restionaceae), southern Africa

H. P. Linder, C. R. Hardy
Bothalia | Vol 40, No 1 | a178 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/abc.v40i1.178 | © 2010 H. P. Linder, C. R. Hardy | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 14 July 2010 | Published: 22 July 2010

About the author(s)

H. P. Linder, Institute of Systematic Botany, University of Zurich. Zurich, Switzerland
C. R. Hardy, James C. Parks Herbarium. Department of Biology, Millersville University, United States

Full Text:

PDF (4MB)

Abstract

We propose a new generic classification of the African Restionaceae, tribe Restioneae (subfamily Restionoideae), based on the phylogeny and on extensive morphological data. The phylogeny is based on both plastid sequence data and morphological data. We delimit the genera to be monophyletic, to minimize the nomenclatural changes, and to maximize the ability to diagnose the genera. We recognize eight genera, one of which with nine subgenera, in the tribe. Of the currently accepted genera, only three need changes. We provide descriptions for all genera and subgenera, and include a key to them. In this paper we erect one new genus, Soroveta. redelimit Platycaulos and Restio, and reduce Calopsis and Ischyrolepis to synonomy under Restio. We list the species which we recognize under each genus, make 37 new combinations, propose eight new names, and also describe eight new species that belong in these genera.

Keywords

Africa; generic classification; Restionaceae; Restioneae; taxonomy

Metrics

Total abstract views: 45929
Total article views: 3923

 

Crossref Citations

1. Genomics of the divergence continuum in an African plant biodiversity hotspot, I: drivers of population divergence in Restio capensis (Restionaceae)
C. Lexer, R. O. Wüest, S. Mangili, M. Heuertz, K. N. Stölting, P. B. Pearman, F. Forest, N. Salamin, N. E. Zimmermann, E. Bossolini
Molecular Ecology  vol: 23  issue: 17  first page: 4373  year: 2014  
doi: 10.1111/mec.12870

2. Hygroscopic awns and inflorescence architecture in a wind-pollinated Australian monocot: functional convergence with grasses
Constantin I Fomichev, Terry D Macfarlane, Barbara G Briggs, Dmitry D Sokoloff
Annals of Botany  vol: 137  issue: 2  first page: 369  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1093/aob/mcaf167

3. Resprouter fraction in Cape Restionaceae assemblages varies with climate and soil type
Rafael O. Wüest, Glenn Litsios, Félix Forest, Christian Lexer, H. Peter Linder, Nicolas Salamin, Niklaus E. Zimmermann, Peter B. Pearman, Niels Anten
Functional Ecology  vol: 30  issue: 9  first page: 1583  year: 2016  
doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12629

4. Rich sister, poor cousin: Plant diversity and endemism in the Great Winterberg–Amatholes (Great Escarpment, Eastern Cape, South Africa)
V.R. Clark, A.P. Dold, C. McMaster, G. McGregor, C. Bredenkamp, N.P. Barker
South African Journal of Botany  vol: 92  first page: 159  year: 2014  
doi: 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.01.008

5. Phylogeny of the restiid clade (Poales) and implications for the classification of Anarthriaceae, Centrolepidaceae and Australian Restionaceae
Barbara G. Briggs, Adam D. Marchant, Andrew J. Perkins
TAXON  vol: 63  issue: 1  first page: 24  year: 2014  
doi: 10.12705/631.1

6. Chemical constituents from Elegia tectorum and their chemophenetics importance
Panagiotis Lymperis, Ekaterina-Michaela Tomou, Bianca D. Payne, Marizé Cuyler, Namrita Lall, Helen Skaltsa
Biochemical Systematics and Ecology  vol: 114  first page: 104823  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1016/j.bse.2024.104823

7. Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology of Elegia Species: A Review
Panagiotis Lymperis, Ekaterina-Michaela Tomou, Marco Nuno De Canha, Namrita Lall, Helen Skaltsa
Scientia Pharmaceutica  vol: 90  issue: 1  first page: 4  year: 2021  
doi: 10.3390/scipharm90010004

8. Cryptic signals: substomatal architecture influences stomatal responses to red light and CO2
Muhammad Haroon, Caroline Ivsic, Frances C. Sussmilch, Anju Manandhar, Scott A. M. McAdam
New Phytologist  vol: 249  issue: 1  first page: 181  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1111/nph.70667

9. Dated Plant Phylogenies Resolve Neogene Climate and Landscape Evolution in the Cape Floristic Region
Vera Hoffmann, G. Anthony Verboom, Fenton P. D. Cotterill, Robert Guralnick
PLOS ONE  vol: 10  issue: 9  first page: e0137847  year: 2015  
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137847

10. Elegia namaquense (Restionaceae), a new species from the Namaqualand coastal plain, Northern Cape, South Africa
H.P. Linder, N.A. Helme
South African Journal of Botany  vol: 99  first page: 17  year: 2015  
doi: 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.02.014

11. New species and combinations in the African Restionaceae
H.P. Linder
South African Journal of Botany  vol: 77  issue: 2  first page: 415  year: 2011  
doi: 10.1016/j.sajb.2010.10.008

12. The evolutionary loss of aerenchyma limits both realized and fundamental ecohydrological niches in the Cape reeds (Restionaceae)
Meret Huber, Hans P. Linder, Hans de Kroon
Journal of Ecology  vol: 100  issue: 6  first page: 1338  year: 2012  
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2012.02022.x

13. ‘Next generation’ biogeography: towards understanding the drivers of species diversification and persistence
Christian Lexer, Sofia Mangili, Eligio Bossolini, Felix Forest, Kai N. Stölting, Peter B. Pearman, Niklaus E. Zimmermann, Nicolas Salamin, Mark Carine
Journal of Biogeography  vol: 40  issue: 6  first page: 1013  year: 2013  
doi: 10.1111/jbi.12076