Loxocarya

Loxocarya
Loxocarya cinerea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Loxocarya
R.Br.
Synonyms[1]
  • Haplostigma F.Muell.
  • Megalotheca F.Muell.

Loxocarya is a plant genus in the family Restionaceae, described as a genus in 1810.[2][3] The entire genus is endemic to Southwest Australia.[1]

Species

Five species are accepted.[1]

  • Loxocarya albipes Pate & Meney
  • Loxocarya cinerea R.Br.
  • Loxocarya gigas B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
  • Loxocarya magna Meney & K.W.Dixon
  • Loxocarya striata (F.Muell.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson

References

  1. ^ a b c "Loxocarya R.Br". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  2. ^ Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum 249
  3. ^ Tropicos, Loxocarya R. Br.