Triraphis

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Triraphis
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Triraphis mollis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Triraphideae
Genus: Triraphis
R.Br.
Type species
Triraphis pungens

Triraphis is a genus of African, Arabian, Australian, and Brazilian plants in the grass family. [4] Needlegrass is a common name for plants in this genus. [5]

Species [6]
formerly included [6]

see Cortaderia Crinipes Eriachne Nematopoa Pentameris Triodia

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References

  1. ↑ lectotype designated by Maire, Fl. Afrique Nord 2: 191 (1953)
  2. ↑ Tropicos, Triraphis R. Br.
  3. ↑ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  4. ↑ Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 185
  5. ↑ "Triraphis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA . Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  6. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


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