''Levenhookia'' sect. ''Coleostylis'' is a

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of four recognized species in the family

Stylidiaceae The family Stylidiaceae is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants. It consists of five genera with over 240 species, most of which are endemic to Australia and New Zealand. Members of Stylidiaceae are typically grass-like herbs or small shru ...

. It was established and described by

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in 1908 to separate the subgeneric taxonomy in the genus ''

Levenhookia ''Levenhookia'', also known as the styleworts, is a genus of ten recognized species in the family Stylidiaceae and is endemic to Australia. The genus is restricted to Western Australia almost exclusively with a few exceptions: '' L. pusilla ...

''. Mildbraed originally placed ''L. preissii'' and '' L. stipitata'' in this section.Mildbraed, J. (1908). Stylidiaceae. In: Engler, A. ''Das Pflanzenreich: Regni vegetabilis conspectus''. IV. 278. Leipzig. '' L. chippendalei'' was described in 1966 and placed in this section by

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and Jim Willis.Erickson, R. and Willis, J.H. (1966). Some additions to Australian Stylidiaceae. ''Victorian Naturalist'', 83: 107-112. Section ''Coleostylis'' could also contain '' L. octomaculata'', which Erickson described in 1956, noting its affinities with ''L. stipitata'' but without placing it in a section. Otherwise it would be unplaced as to a section.Erickson, R. and Willis, J.H. (1956). Critical notes on Australian Stylidiaceae, with descriptions of three new species and two new varieties. ''The Victorian Naturalist'', 72: 130-136.

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