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Hydrophilus rattrayi (Hydrophilus rattrayi)

Description

Hydrophilus is a group of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1984. There is only one known species, Hydrophilus rattrayi, endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Poales

            • Family: Restionaceae

              • Genus: Hydrophilus