Acrachne | |
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Acrachne perrieri | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
Subtribe: | Dactylocteniinae |
Genus: | Acrachne Wright & Arn. ex Chiov. [1] |
Type species | |
Acrachne verticillata (syn of A. racemosa) [2] (Roxb.) Lindl. ex Chiov. [3] | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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