Eriachne

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Wanderrie grass
Eriachne aristidea habit.jpg
Eriachne aristidea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Micrairoideae
Tribe: Eriachneae
Genus: Eriachne
R.Br. 1810 not Phil. 1870
Type species
Eriachne squarrosa
Synonyms [2]
  • AchneriaP.Beauv.
  • MassiaBalansa

Eriachne (common name Wanderrie grass) [3] is a genus of plants in the grass family. Most of the species are found only in Australia, with the ranges of a few extending northward into New Guinea, parts of Asia, and Micronesia. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

It is found in areas such as the Western Australian Mulga shrublands ecoregion. [9] [10]

Around 48 species are recognised: [2] [11]

Several other species were formerly included (see Alloteropsis , Deschampsia , Digitaria and Pentameris ). [2]

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References

  1. ↑ lectotype designated by Eck-Borsboom, Blumea 26: 127, 130 (1980)
  2. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Atlas of Living Australia, Eriachne R.Br., Wanderrie Grass
  4. ↑ Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 183-184 in Latin
  5. ↑ Grassbase – The World Online Grass Flora
  6. ↑ Florabase Western Australian Flora
  7. ↑ Eck-Borsboom, M. H. J. van. 1980. A revision of Eriachne R.Br. (Gramineae) in Asia and Malesia. Blumea, volume 26, pages 127-138
  8. ↑ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 561 鹧鸪草属 zhe gu cao shu Eriachne R. Brown, Prodr. 183. 1810.
  9. ↑ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001). "Western Australian Mulga shrublands". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
  10. ↑ Ausgrass2, Grasses of Australia
  11. ↑ The Plant List search for Eriachne
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