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Staberoha

Staberoha is a group of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1841. The entire genus is endemic to the Cape Provinces in South Africa.

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Staberoha
Staberoha banksii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Staberoha
Kunth
Type species
Staberoha distachyos
(Rottb.) Kunth12

Staberoha is a group of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1841.23 The entire genus is endemic to the Cape Provinces in South Africa.4

Species

Nine species are accepted.4

  • Staberoha aemula (Kunth) Pillans
  • Staberoha banksii Pillans
  • Staberoha cernua (L.f.) T.Durand & Schinz
  • Staberoha distachyos (Rottb.) Kunth
  • Staberoha multispicula Pillans
  • Staberoha ornata Esterh.
  • Staberoha remota Pillans
  • Staberoha stokoei Pillans
  • Staberoha vaginata (Thunb.) Pillans
Formerly included

moved to other genera – Restio and Thamnochortus

  • Staberoha caricina - Thamnochortus erectus
  • Staberoha disticha - Restio distichus
  • Staberoha gracilis - Thamnochortus gracilis
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