Aciachne

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Aciachne
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Stipodae
Tribe: Stipeae
Genus: Aciachne
Benth.
Type species
Aciachne pulvinata

Aciachne is a genus of Latin American plants in the grass family. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Species [6]

See also

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References

  1. Bentham, George 1881. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 14: pages 44-45 descriptions in Latin, commentary and figure captions in English
  2. Bentham, George 1881. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 14: plate 1362 line drawing of Aciachne pulvinata
  3. Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  4. Laegaard, S. 1987. The genus Aciachne (Poaceae). Nordic Journal of Botany 7(6): 667–672.
  5. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  6. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families