''Meeboldina'' is a plant

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

in the family

Restionaceae The Restionaceae, also called restiads and restios, are a family of flowering plants native to the Southern Hemisphere; they vary from a few centimeters to 3 meters in height. Following the APG IV (2016): the family now includes the former famil ...

, described as a genus in 1943. It is named for the botanical collector

Alfred Meebold Alfred Karl Meebold (Heidenheim an der Brenz, Kingdom of Württemberg, September 29, 1863 – January 6, 1952, Havelock North, New Zealand) was a botanist, writer, and Anthroposophy, anthroposophist.Paull, John (2020) Alfred Meebold: Bringing Anth ...

. The entire genus is endemic to the State of

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> However in 2014, the genus '' Leptocarpus'' was expanded to include ''Meeboldina'' and by 2021 the species listed below had all been transferred to the genus, '' Leptocarpus''. ; Species

References

Restionaceae Poales genera Endemic flora of Australia {{Poales-stub