Aciachne

Aciachne
Illustration accompanying the protologue
Scientific classification
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 Benth.

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

Species ^[6]

• Aciachne acicularis Laegaard - Costa Rica, Venezuela (Táchira, Mérida), Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina (Catamarca)
• Aciachne flagellifera Laegaard - Colombia, Ecuador
• Aciachne pulvinata Benth. - Costa Rica, Venezuela (Mérida), Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia

See also

• List of Poaceae genera

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