Trachys (plant)

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Trachys
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Panicodae
Tribe: Paniceae
Subtribe: Anthephorinae
Genus: Trachys
Pers.
Synonyms [1]
  • TrachyozusRchb.
  • TrachystachysA.Dietr.

Trachys is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family. [2] [3] [4]

Species [1] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Persoon, Christiaan Hendrik. 1805. Synopsis plantarum,seu Enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum hucusque cognitarum 1: 85 in Latin
  3. Tropicos, Trachys Pers.
  4. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  5. The Plant List search for Trachys
  6. Kabeer, K. A. A.; Nair, V. J. (2007). "Trachys copeana: A New Species of Poaceae from India". Kew Bulletin. 62 (3): 503–505. JSTOR   20443375.