''Maundia '' is a genus of

alismatid monocots Alismatid monocots (alismatids, basal monocots) is an informal name for a group of early branching (hence basal) monocots, consisting of two orders, the Acorales and Alismatales. The name has also been used to refer to the Alismatales alone. Mono ...

, described in 1858. ''Maundia'' was formerly included in the family

Juncaginaceae Juncaginaceae is a family of flowering plants, recognized by most taxonomists for the past few decades. It is also known as the ''arrowgrass'' family. It includes 3 genera with a total of 34 known species (Christenhusz & Byng 2016 ). The APG II ...

but is now considered to form a family of its own under the name Maundiaceae. It contains only one known species, ''Maundia triglochinoides'', endemic to Australia (States of

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

and

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). The species is listed as vulnerable.

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* * , in * {{Taxonbar, from=Q10327524 Monotypic Alismatales genera Endemic flora of Australia Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller