Chamaedendron

{{Short description|Genus of grass-like plants}}

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Chamaedendron is a genus of flowering plants in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. They are endemic to New Caledonia, with 5 species formerly placed in Costularia. Its closest relatives are Costularia and Oreobolus.Larridon, I., Bauters, K., Semmouri, I., Viljoen, J. A., Prychid, C. J., Muasya, A. M., Bruhl, J. J., Wilson, W. W., Senterrehi, B.,& Goetghebeur, P. (2018). Molecular phylogenetics of the genus Costularia (Schoeneae, Cyperaceae) reveals multiple distinct evolutionary lineages. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 126, 196-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2018.04.016