Eriachne

Wanderrie grass
Eriachne aristidea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]
  • Achneria P.Beauv.
  • Massia Balansa

Eriachne, commonly known as 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]

Former species

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