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Eriachne

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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]

References

  1. ^ lectotype designated by Eck-Borsboom, Blumea 26: 127, 130 (1980)
  2. ^ a b c 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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Eriachne: Brief Summary

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Eriachne (common name Wanderrie grass) 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.

It is found in areas such as the Western Australian Mulga shrublands ecoregion.

Around 48 species are recognised:

Eriachne agrostideaNT, Qld Eriachne aristideaNT, Qld, WA, SA, NSW Eriachne armitiiNT, Qld, WA, NG Eriachne avenaceaNT, WA Eriachne axillarisNT Eriachne basalisNT, Qld Eriachne basedowiiNT Eriachne benthamiiNT, Qld, WA, SA Eriachne bleeseriNT Eriachne burkittiiNT, Qld, WA, NG Eriachne capillarisNT Eriachne ciliataNT, Qld, WA Eriachne compactaNT Eriachne fastigiataNT, WA Eriachne festucaceaNT, WA Eriachne filiformisNT, Qld, WA Eriachne flaccidaNT, Qld, WA, SA Eriachne gardneriWA Eriachne glabrataQld, NSW Eriachne glandulosaNT, WA Eriachne glaucaNT, Qld, WA Eriachne helmsiiNT, Qld, WA, SA, NSW Eriachne humilisNT, Qld, NG Eriachne imbricataWA Eriachne insularisQld Eriachne lanataWA Eriachne majorNT, Qld, WA Eriachne melicaceaNT, Qld, WA Eriachne minutaNT Eriachne mucronataNT, Qld, WA, SA, NSW Eriachne nervosaNT, Qld, WA Eriachne nodosaNT, WA Eriachne obtusaNT, Qld, WA, NG Eriachne ovataNT, Qld, WA, SA Eriachne pallescensSoutheast Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Nansei Shoto, NG, NT, Qld, NSW, Caroline Islands Eriachne paucifloraNT, WA Eriachne pulchellaNT, Qld, WA, SA, NSW Eriachne raraQld, NSW Eriachne schultzianaNT Eriachne scleranthoidesNT, Qld, SA Eriachne semiciliataNT, Qld, WA Eriachne squarrosaNT, Qld, WA, NG, Maluku Eriachne stipaceaNT, Qld, WA Eriachne sulcataNT, WA Eriachne tenuiculmisWA Eriachne triodioidesNT, Qld, WA Eriachne trisetaIndia, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, NG, NT, Qld, WA Eriachne vesiculosaNT, Qld

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

Eriachne ampla – Pentameris ampla Eriachne assimilis – Pentameris ecklonii Eriachne aurea – Pentameris aurea Eriachne capensis – Pentameris malouinensis Eriachne ecklonii – Pentameris ecklonii Eriachne malouinensis – Pentameris malouinensis Eriachne melicacea var. fragrans – Alloteropsis cimicina Eriachne microphylla – Pentameris microphylla Eriachne montana – Deschampsia flexuosa Eriachne pallida – Pentameris ampla Eriachne rigida – Digitaria californica Eriachne steudelii – Pentameris malouinensis Eriachne tuberculata Nees 1841 not Domin 1912 – Pentameris setifolia
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