| Taxon | Hypodiscus |
|---|---|
| Authority | Nees |
| Type species | Hypodiscus aristatus |
| Type species authority | (Thunb.) C.Krauss.[1] |
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Hypodiscus is a group of plants in the Restionaceae named by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck and described as a genus in 1836.[1][2]
The entire genus is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[3]
Species
15 species are accepted.[3]
- Hypodiscus alboaristatus (Nees) Mast.
- Hypodiscus alternans Pillans
- Hypodiscus argenteus (Thunb.) Mast.
- Hypodiscus aristatus (Thunb.) C.Krauss
- Hypodiscus laevigatus (Kunth) H.P.Linder
- Hypodiscus montanus Esterh.
- Hypodiscus neesii Mast.
- Hypodiscus procurrens Esterh.
- Hypodiscus rigidus Mast.
- Hypodiscus rugosus Mast.
- Hypodiscus squamosus Esterh.
- Hypodiscus striatus (Kunth) Mast.
- Hypodiscus sulcatus Pillans
- Hypodiscus synchroolepis (Steud.) Mast.
- Hypodiscus willdenowia (Nees) Mast.
- Formerly included
species included at one time in Hypodiscus but now in other genera (Cannomois and Willdenowia)
- Hypodiscus dodii - Willdenowia humilis
- Hypodiscus nitidus - Cannomois nitida
References
- ^ Tropicos, Hypodiscus Endl.
- ^ Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel. 1836. Introduction to the Natural System of Botany 450
- ^ "Hypodiscus Nees". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 October 2025.