Diplachne
Diplachne is a genus of plants in the grass family, widespread over much of the world.[1][2]
| Diplachne | |
|---|---|
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| Diplachne fusca | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
| Subtribe: | Eleusininae |
| Genus: | Diplachne P.Beauv. 1812, not R.Br. ex. Desf. 1819 (Myrtaceae) |
| Type species | |
| Diplachne fascicularis | |
Species
- Diplachne cuspidata Launert - Namibia
- Diplachne fascicularis (Lam.) P.Beauv. - North America, West Indies, South America
- Diplachne festuciformis H.Scholz - Libya
- Diplachne fusca (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. - North America, West Indies, South America, Asia, Africa, Australia
- Diplachne gigantea Launert - Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Botswana
Formerly included
over 100 species once considered part of Diplachne but now considered better suited to other genera: Bewsia Catapodium Cleistogenes Disakisperma Enteropogon Eragrostis Festuca Gouinia Leptocarydion Leptochloa Neyraudia Odyssea Orinus Pogonarthria Psilolemma Trichoneura Tripogon Triraphis Verticordia
References
Wikispecies has information related to Diplachne.
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- Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie 80-81 description in Latin, commentary in French
- Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie 80-81 line drawing of flowers of Diplachne fascicularis
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