Rhodocoma

Rhodocoma
Rhodocoma capensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Rhodocoma
Nees
Type species
Rhodocoma capensis
Nees ex Steud.[1]

Rhodocoma is a group of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1836.[1][2] The entire genus is endemic to the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.[3]

Species

Eight species are accepted.[3]

  • Rhodocoma alpina H.P.Linder & Vlok
  • Rhodocoma arida H.P.Linder & Vlok
  • Rhodocoma capensis Nees ex Steud.
  • Rhodocoma foliosa (N.E.Br.) H.P.Linder & C.R.Hardy
  • Rhodocoma fruticosa (Thunb.) H.P.Linder
  • Rhodocoma gigantea (Kunth) H.P.Linder
  • Rhodocoma gracilis H.P.Linder & Vlok
  • Rhodocoma vleibergensis H.P.Linder

References

  1. ^ a b Tropicos, Rhodocoma Nees
  2. ^ Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel. 1836. Introduction to a Natural System of Botany 450
  3. ^ a b "Rhodocoma Nees". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 October 2025.