Platycaulos is a group of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1984. The genus is native to Africa including Madagascar. Species 1. \n* Platycaulos acutus - Cape Province 2. \n* Platycaulos anceps - Cape Province 3. \n* Platycaulos callistachyus - Cape Province 4. \n* Platycaulos cascadensis - Cape Province 5. \n* Platycaulos compressus - Cape Province 6. \n* Platycaulos depauperatus - Cape Province 7. \n* Platycaulos galpinii - Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal 8. \n* Platycaulos mahonii - Zaïre, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Madagascar 9. \n* Platycaulos major - Cape Province 10. \n* Platycaulos mlanjiensis - Malawi 11. \n* Platycaulos quartziticola - Zimbabwe, Mozambique 12. \n* Platycaulos subcompressus - Cape Province