Eriachne

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Eriachne

Genus of grasses

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]

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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]

  • 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

References

  1. [1]
    lectotype designated by Eck-Borsboom, Blumea 26: 127, 130 (1980)
  2. [2]
    Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. [3]
    Atlas of Living Australia, Eriachne R.Br., Wanderrie Grass
  4. [4]
    Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 183-184 in Latin
  5. [5]
    Grassbase – The World Online Grass Flora
  6. [6]
    Florabase Western Australian Flora
  7. [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. [8]
    Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 561 鹧鸪草属 zhe gu cao shu Eriachne R. Brown, Prodr. 183. 1810.
  9. [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. [10]
    Ausgrass2, Grasses of Australia
  11. [11]
    The Plant List search for Eriachne
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