Campylostachys is a genus of in the family Stilbaceae described as a genus in 1832.[ Kunth, Karl Sigismund. 1832. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1831: 206-207 in Latin][ Tropicos, Campylostachys Kunth]
There is only one known species, Campylostachys cernua, endemic to the Cape Province region of South Africa.
- formerly included
now in
Euthystachys Kogelbergia
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Campylostachys abbreviata E.Mey 1838 not E.Mey. 1843, syn of Euthystachys abbreviata (E.Mey.) A.DC.
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Campylostachys phylicoides Sond. syn of Kogelbergia phylicoides (A.DC.) Rourke
- names in Cyperaceae
In 1843, Meyer used the same name to refer to some plants in the
Cyperaceae, 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]
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Campylostachys E.Mey. 1843 syn of Fimbristylis Vahl 1805
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Campylostachys abbreviata E.Mey. 1843 not E.Mey. 1838, syn of Fimbristylis ferruginea (L.) Vahl
