Acrachne

Acrachne is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. Species in the genus are commonly known as goosegrass.[4][5]

Species[2]
  • Acrachne henrardiana (Bor.) S.M. Phillips – Tamil Nadu
  • Acrachne perrieri (A.Camus) S.M. Phillips – Madagascar
  • Acrachne racemosa (B.Heyne ex Roem. & Schult) Ohwi – tropical and southern Africa, tropical Asia, northern Australia
formerly included[2]
For other uses of "goosegrass", see Goosegrass.

Acrachne
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Cynodonteae
Subtribe: Dactylocteniinae
Genus: Acrachne
Wright & Arn. ex Chiov.[1]
Type species
Acrachne verticillata
(syn of A. racemosa)[2]
(Roxb.) Lindl. ex Chiov.[3]
Synonyms[2]
  • Arthrochloa J.W.Lorch 1960, illegitimate homonym not R. Br. 1823 nor Schult. 1827
  • Camusia J.W.Lorch
  • Normanboria Butzin

see Eragrostis

  • Acrachne vatovae – Eragrostis vatovae

See also

References
  1. Chiovenda, Emilio. 1908. Annuario del Reale Istituto Botanico di Roma 8(3): 361
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Tropicos, Acrachne Wight & Arn. ex Chiov.
  4. Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  5. Grassbase – The World Online Grass Flora


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