Eriachne
Genus of grasses
Eriachne Wanderrie grass ,[ 3] 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]
It is found in areas such as the Western Australian Mulga shrublands ecoregion .[ 9] [ 10]
Around 48 species are recognised:[ 2] [ 11]
Eriachne agrostidea NT , Qld Eriachne aristidea WA , SA , NSW Eriachne armitii Eriachne avenacea Eriachne axillaris Eriachne basalis Eriachne basedowii Eriachne benthamii Eriachne bleeseri Eriachne burkittii Eriachne capillaris Eriachne ciliata Eriachne compacta Eriachne fastigiata Eriachne festucacea Eriachne filiformis Eriachne flaccida Eriachne gardneri Eriachne glabrata Eriachne glandulosa Eriachne glauca Eriachne helmsii Eriachne humilis Eriachne imbricata Eriachne insularis Eriachne lanata Eriachne major Eriachne melicacea Eriachne minuta Eriachne mucronata Eriachne nervosa Eriachne nodosa Eriachne obtusa Eriachne ovata Eriachne pallescens Southeast Asia , Indian Subcontinent , Fujian , Guangdong , Guangxi , Jiangxi , Nansei Shoto , New Guinea, NT, Qld, NSW, Caroline Islands Eriachne pauciflora Eriachne pulchella Eriachne rara Eriachne schultziana Eriachne scleranthoides Eriachne semiciliata Eriachne squarrosa Maluku Eriachne stipacea Eriachne sulcata Eriachne tenuiculmis Eriachne triodioides Eriachne triseta Indochina , Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, NT, Qld, WAEriachne vesiculosa
Several other species were formerly included (see Alloteropsis Deschampsia Digitaria Pentameris [ 2]
References
^ lectotype designated by Eck-Borsboom, Blumea 26: 127, 130 (1980)
^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families ^ Atlas of Living Australia, Eriachne R.Br., Wanderrie Grass ^ Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 183-184 in Latin^ Grassbase – The World Online Grass Flora ^ Florabase Western Australian Flora ^ Eck-Borsboom, M. H. J. van. 1980. A revision of Eriachne R.Br. (Gramineae) in Asia and Malesia. Blumea, volume 26, pages 127-138
^ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 561 鹧鸪草属 zhe gu cao shu Eriachne R. Brown, Prodr. 183. 1810. ^ World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001). "Western Australian Mulga shrublands" . WildWorld Ecoregion Profile . National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08. ^ Ausgrass2, Grasses of Australia ^ The Plant List search for Eriachne
