Gymnostachys
Conservation status
Least Concern (NCA)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Subfamily:	Gymnostachydoideae Bogner & Nicolson[2]
Genus:	Gymnostachys R.Br.
Species:	G. anceps
Binomial name
Gymnostachys anceps R.Br.[3][4]
Synonyms[4]
Pothos anceps (R.Br.) Spreng. ex Schult. & Schult.f. Gymnostachys gigantea Domin

Gymnostachys is a monotypic genus (i.e. a genus which contains only one species) in the arum plant family Araceae. The sole described species is Gymnostachys anceps,^[3][4] commonly known as settler's flax, settler's twine or boorgay.^[1] It is native to coastal and sub-coastal parts of eastern Australia, from near Ulladulla, New South Wales, to around Rossville at the base of Cape York Peninsula.^[5][6]

Gymnostachys is placed in the subfamily Gymnostachydoideae^[2] due to its unique characteristics that include an unusually structured flowering shoot and linear leaves with parallel venation.^{[citation needed]}

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