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

  1. 1 2 3 "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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