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Dichelachne

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Plumegrasses
Dichelachne crinita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Poodae
Tribe: Poeae
Subtribe: Echinopogoninae
Genus: Dichelachne
Endl.[1]
Type species
Dichelachne montana
(syn of D. micrantha)

Dichelachne is a genus of Australian, Indonesian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family. They are known commonly as plumegrasses.[2][3][4]

Species

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The genus includes the following species:[5][6]

Formerly included:[5]

See Anemanthele, Austrostipa, Calamagrostis, Lachnagrostis, and Oryzopsis.

References

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  1. ^ Endlicher, Stephan Friedrich Ladislaus 1833. Prodromus Florae Norfolkicae 20-21 in Latin
  2. ^ Dichelachne. New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney.
  3. ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  4. ^ Veldkamp, J.F. 1974. A taxonomic revision of Dichelachne Endl. (Gramineae) with some new combination in Stipa L. and Oryzopsis. Blumea 22(1): 5–12.
  5. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  6. ^ The Plant List search for Dichelachne