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Triraphis

Triraphis
Triraphis mollis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]
  • Triraphis andropogonoides (Steud.) E.Phillips, - South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho
  • Triraphis compacta Cope, - Ethiopia
  • Triraphis devia Filg. & Zuloaga, - State of Goiás in Brazil
  • Triraphis mollis R.Br., - Australia (Northern Territory plus all states except Tasmania); naturalized in Britain, Belgium, Texas
  • Triraphis pumilio R.Br., - Angola, Namibia, Sahara, Arabian Pen
  • Triraphis purpurea Hack., - Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Botswana
  • Triraphis ramosissima Hack., - Angola, Namibia, South Africa
  • Triraphis schinzii Hack., Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia
formerly included[6]

see Cortaderia Crinipes Eriachne Nematopoa Pentameris Triodia

  • Triraphis abyssinica - Crinipes abyssinicus
  • Triraphis bromoides - Triodia bromoides
  • Triraphis capensis - Pentameris capensis
  • Triraphis danthonioides - Triodia danthonioides
  • Triraphis diantha - Eriachne triseta
  • Triraphis hieronymi - Cortaderia hieronymi
  • Triraphis rigidissima - Triodia rigidissima

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. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Triraphis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  6. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


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