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Empodisma

Empodisma is a genus of herbaceous rush-like plants in the family Restionaceae first described in 1974. It is native to Australia and New Zealand.speciesEmpodisma gracillimum (F.Muell.) L.A.S.Johnson & D.F.Cutler - Western Australia Empodisma minus (Hook.f.) L.A.S.Johnson & D.F.Cutler - Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, North Island of New Zealand Empodisma robustum Wagstaff & B.R.Clarkson - North Island of New Zealand

Last revised
Jul 17, 2026
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Length
142 w
Citations
5
Source
Empodisma
E. minus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Empodisma
L.A.S.Johnson & D.F.Cutler

Empodisma is a genus of herbaceous rush-like plants in the family Restionaceae first described in 1974.123 It is native to Australia and New Zealand.4

species4
  • Empodisma gracillimum (F.Muell.) L.A.S.Johnson & D.F.Cutler - Western Australia
  • Empodisma minus (Hook.f.) L.A.S.Johnson & D.F.Cutler - Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, North Island of New Zealand
  • Empodisma robustum Wagstaff & B.R.Clarkson - North Island of New Zealand
References

References

  1. "Empodisma L.A.S.Johnson & D.F.Cutler". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. Johnson, Lawrence Alexander Sidney & Cutler, David Frederick. 1974. Kew Bulletin 28: 383
  3. Tropicos, Empodisma L.A.S. Johnson & D.F. Cutler
  4. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families