''Campylostachys'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the family

Stilbaceae Stilbaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales The Lamiales (also known as the mint order) are an order of flowering plants in the asterids clade of the Eudicots. Under the APG IV system of flowering plant classification ...

described as a genus in 1832. There is only one known species, ''Campylostachys cernua'', endemic to the

Cape Province The Province of the Cape of Good Hope (), commonly referred to as the Cape Province () and colloquially as The Cape (), was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequently the Republic of South Africa. It encompassed the old Cape Co ...

region of

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

. ;formerly included now in ''

Euthystachys ''Euthystachys'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Stilbaceae described as a genus in 1848. There is only one known species, ''Euthystachys abbreviata'', native to the Cape Province region in South Africa South Africa, officia ...

Kogelbergia ''Kogelbergia '' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Stilbaceae described as a genus in 2000. The entire genus is endemic to the Cape Province region of South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), ...

'' *''Campylostachys abbreviata'' E.Mey 1838 not E.Mey. 1843, syn of '' Euthystachys abbreviata'' (E.Mey.) A.DC. *''Campylostachys phylicoides'' Sond. syn of ''

Kogelbergia phylicoides ''Kogelbergia '' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Stilbaceae described as a genus in 2000. The entire genus is endemic to the Cape Province region of South Africa. ;Species # '' Kogelbergia phylicoides'' (A.DC.) Rourke # ''Kogelberg ...

'' (A.DC.) Rourke ;names in

Cyperaceae The Cyperaceae () are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as wikt:sedge, sedges. The family (biology), family is large; botanists have species description, described some 5,500 known species in about 90 ...

In 1843, Meyer used the same name to refer to some plants in the

, thus creating an illegitimate homonym. Meyer's genus name and the species name he created in the genus are invalid as well as illegitimate, as they were published without descriptions.Meyer, Ernst Heinrich Friedrich. 1843. Zwei Pflanzengeografische Dokumente 83
/ref> *''Campylostachys'' E.Mey. 1843 syn of ''

Fimbristylis ''Fimbristylis'' is a genus of sedges. A plant in this genus may be known commonly as a fimbry or fimbristyle. There are 200 to 300 species distributed worldwide. Several continents have native species but many species have been introduced to ...

'' Vahl 1805 *''Campylostachys abbreviata'' E.Mey. 1843 not E.Mey. 1838, syn of '' Fimbristylis ferruginea'' (L.) Vahl

References

Stilbaceae Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces Monotypic Lamiales genera {{Lamiales-stub