Triplachne

Triplachne nitens

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Agrostidinae
Genus: Triplachne
Species: T. nitens

Name

Triplachne Link, Hort. Berol. 2: 241 (1833)

• monotypic taxon

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia Regional: Macaronesia Canary Is., Madeira Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Portugal, Spain Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia Continental: Asia-Template Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Palestine, Sinai, Turkey References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Link, J.H.F. 1833. Hortus Regius Botanicus Berolinensis 2: 241.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Triplachne in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 11. Reference page. 
• Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Triplachne. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 11.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Triplachne. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Dec. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Triplachne. Published online. Accessed: 11 Dec. 2013.

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