Desmocladus, Restionaceae, Western Australia, Harperia, Kulinia, Onychosepalum, new combinations.
Abstract
A recent phylogeny of the restiid clade of Poales based on chloroplast DNA data has shown several currently recognised genera of Leptocarpoideae to be paraphyletic or polyphyletic. In the largely Western Australian Desmocladus clade, Kulinia, Onychosepalum and Harperia appear embedded in Desmocladus. These are now included in Desmocladus and the new combinations D. confertospicatus, D. eludens, D. eyreanus, D. ferruginipes, D. lateriflorus, D. laxiflorus, D. microcarpus and D. nodatus are provided.
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