Restionaceae

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Etymology

Restio +‎ -aceae

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Restionaceae

  1. (botany) A taxonomic family within the order Poales – hundreds of species of flowering plants from the Southern Hemisphere, superficially resembling grasses and sedges.
    Synonyms: restids, restios
    • 2012, Els Dorrat-Haaksma, H. Peter Linder, Restios of the Fynbos, →ISBN, page 13:
      The greatest richness in species is found in the Kogelberg Mountains, where over one third of all Restionaceae species are found.

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