Dichelachne

Dichelachne is a genus of Australian, Indonesian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family. They are known commonly as plumegrasses.[2][3][4]

Plumegrasses
Dichelachne crinita
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Poodae
Tribe: Poeae
Subtribe: Echinopogoninae
Genus: Dichelachne
Endl.[1]
Type species
Dichelachne montana
(syn of D. micrantha)

Species

The genus includes the following species:[5][6]

Formerly included:[5]

See Anemanthele, Austrostipa, Calamagrostis, Lachnagrostis, and Oryzopsis.

  • Dichelachne brachyathera - Calamagrostis brachyathera
  • Dichelachne drummondiana - Lachnagrostis drummondiana
  • Dichelachne procera Steud. - Anemanthele lessoniana
  • Dichelachne procera Trin. & Rupr. - Oryzopsis lessoniana
  • Dichelachne rigida - Anemanthele lessoniana
  • Dichelachne setacea - Austrostipa setacea
  • Dichelachne stipoides - Austrostipa stipoides

References

  1. Endlicher, Stephan Friedrich Ladislaus 1833. Prodromus Florae Norfolkicae 20-21 in Latin
  2. Dichelachne. New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney.
  3. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  4. Veldkamp, J.F. 1974. A taxonomic revision of Dichelachne Endl. (Gramineae) with some new combination in Stipa L. and Oryzopsis. Blumea 22(1): 5–12.
  5. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  6. The Plant List search for Dichelachne


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