Biology:Eriachne

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Short description: Genus of grasses

Wanderrie grass
Eriachne aristidea habit.jpg
Eriachne aristidea
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Micrairoideae
Tribe: Eriachneae
Genus: Eriachne
R.Br. 1810 not Phil. 1870
Type species
Eriachne squarrosa
R.Br.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Achneria P.Beauv.
  • Massia Balansa

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]

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 – NT, Qld, WA, SA, NSW
  • Eriachne armitii – NT, Qld, WA, NG
  • Eriachne avenacea – NT, WA
  • Eriachne axillaris – NT
  • Eriachne basalis – NT, Qld
  • Eriachne basedowii – NT
  • Eriachne benthamii – NT, Qld, WA, SA
  • Eriachne bleeseri – NT
  • Eriachne burkittii – NT, Qld, WA, NG
  • Eriachne capillaris – NT
  • Eriachne ciliata – NT, Qld, WA
  • Eriachne compacta – NT
  • Eriachne fastigiata – NT, WA
  • Eriachne festucacea – NT, WA
  • Eriachne filiformis – NT, Qld, WA
  • Eriachne flaccida – NT, Qld, WA, SA
  • Eriachne gardneri – WA
  • Eriachne glabrata – Qld, NSW
  • Eriachne glandulosa – NT, WA
  • Eriachne glauca – NT, Qld, WA
  • Eriachne helmsii – NT, Qld, WA, SA, NSW
  • Eriachne humilis – NT, Qld, NG
  • Eriachne imbricata – WA
  • Eriachne insularis – Qld
  • Eriachne lanata – WA
  • Eriachne major – NT, Qld, WA
  • Eriachne melicacea – NT, Qld, WA
  • Eriachne minuta – NT
  • Eriachne mucronata – NT, Qld, WA, SA, NSW
  • Eriachne nervosa – NT, Qld, WA
  • Eriachne nodosa – NT, WA
  • Eriachne obtusa – NT, Qld, WA, NG
  • Eriachne ovata – NT, Qld, WA, SA
  • Eriachne pallescensSoutheast Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Nansei Shoto, NG, NT, Qld, NSW, Caroline Islands
  • Eriachne pauciflora – NT, WA
  • Eriachne pulchella – NT, Qld, WA, SA, NSW
  • Eriachne rara – Qld, NSW
  • Eriachne schultziana – NT
  • Eriachne scleranthoides – NT, Qld, SA
  • Eriachne semiciliata – NT, Qld, WA
  • Eriachne squarrosa – NT, Qld, WA, NG, Maluku
  • Eriachne stipacea – NT, Qld, WA
  • Eriachne sulcata – NT, WA
  • Eriachne tenuiculmis – WA
  • Eriachne triodioides – NT, Qld, WA
  • Eriachne trisetaIndia , Sri Lanka, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines , NG, NT, Qld, WA
  • Eriachne vesiculosa – NT, Qld


Several other species were formerly included (see Alloteropsis, Deschampsia, Digitaria and Pentameris).[2]

  • Eriachne amplaPentameris ampla
  • Eriachne assimilisPentameris ecklonii
  • Eriachne aureaPentameris aurea
  • Eriachne capensisPentameris malouinensis
  • Eriachne eckloniiPentameris ecklonii
  • Eriachne malouinensisPentameris malouinensis
  • Eriachne melicacea var. fragransAlloteropsis cimicina
  • Eriachne microphyllaPentameris microphylla
  • Eriachne montanaDeschampsia flexuosa
  • Eriachne pallidaPentameris ampla
  • Eriachne rigidaDigitaria californica
  • Eriachne steudeliiPentameris malouinensis
  • Eriachne tuberculata Nees 1841 not Domin 1912Pentameris setifolia


References

Wikidata ☰ Q2675226 entry