Triraphis

Triraphis
Triraphis mollis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Triraphis
R. Br.
Type species
Triraphis pungens
R. Br.[1][2][3]

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

Species[6]
  1. Triraphis andropogonoides (Steud.) E.Phillips, - South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho
  2. Triraphis compacta Cope, - Ethiopia
  3. Triraphis devia Filg. & Zuloaga, - State of Goiás in Brazil
  4. Triraphis mollis R.Br., - Australia (Northern Territory plus all states except Tasmania); naturalized in Britain, Belgium, Texas
  5. Triraphis pumilio R.Br., - Angola, Namibia, Sahara, Arabian Pen
  6. Triraphis purpurea Hack., - Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Botswana
  7. Triraphis ramosissima Hack., - Angola, Namibia, South Africa
  8. 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 longipes - Nematopoa longipes
  • 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. ↑ "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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