Acrachne

Acrachne perrieri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Cynodonteae
Subtribus: Dactylocteniinae
Genus: Acrachne
Species: A. henrardiana – A. perrieri – A. racemosa

Name

• Acrachne Wight et Arn. ex Chiov., Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 8: 361 (1907)
• Type species: Acrachne racemosa (B.Heyne ex Roth) Ohwi, Bull. Tokyo Sci. Mus. 18: 1 (1947)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Arthrochloa J.W.Lorch, J. Indian Bot. Soc. 39: 490 (1960), nom. illeg.
  • Camusia J.W.Lorch, Bull. Res. Council Israel Sect. D, Bot. 9: 155 (1961)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Cosmopolitan Regional: Tropical & Subtropical Old World to N. Australia. Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Botswana, Cape Verde, Chad, China South-Central, DR Congo, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Hainan, India, Kenya, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Niger, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Queensland, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Introduced into: California, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Haiti References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Wight, R. & Arnott, G.A.W. (1908) Annuario del Reale Istituto Botanico di Roma 8(3): 361.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Acrachne in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 29. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Acrachne. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 27.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Acrachne. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Acrachne. Published online. Accessed: 27 Oct. 2013. Reference page.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Oct.. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Acrachne. Accessed: Oct. 27 {{{4}}}.

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