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][3]

Hypodiscus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Hypodiscus
Nees
Type species
Hypodiscus aristatus
(Thunb.) C.Krauss.[1]
Synonyms[2]

The entire genus is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[2]

Species

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15 species are accepted.[2]

Formerly included

species included at one time in Hypodiscus but now in other genera (Cannomois and Willdenowia)

References

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