Triraphis is a genus of African, Arabian, Australian, and Brazilian plants in the grass family.[4] Needlegrass is a common name for plants in this genus.[5]
| Triraphis | |
|---|---|
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| Triraphis mollis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Triraphideae |
| Genus: | Triraphis R.Br. |
| Type species | |
| Triraphis pungens | |
- Species[6]
- Triraphis andropogonoides (Steud.) E.Phillips, - South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho
- Triraphis compacta Cope, - Ethiopia
- Triraphis devia Filg. & Zuloaga, - State of Goiás in Brazil
- Triraphis mollis R.Br., - Australia (Northern Territory plus all states except Tasmania); naturalized in Britain, Belgium, Texas
- Triraphis pumilio R.Br., - Angola, Namibia, Sahara, Arabian Pen
- Triraphis purpurea Hack., - Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Botswana
- Triraphis ramosissima Hack., - Angola, Namibia, South Africa
- Triraphis schinzii Hack., Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia
- formerly included[6]
see Cortaderia Crinipes Eriachne Nematopoa Pentameris Triodia
- Triraphis abyssinica - Crinipes abyssinicus
- Triraphis bromoides - Triodia bromoides
- Triraphis capensis - Pentameris capensis
- Triraphis danthonioides - Triodia danthonioides
- Triraphis diantha - Eriachne triseta
- Triraphis hieronymi - Cortaderia hieronymi
- Triraphis rigidissima - Triodia rigidissima
References
edit- ^ lectotype designated by Maire, Fl. Afrique Nord 2: 191 (1953)
- ^ Tropicos, Triraphis R. Br.
- ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ^ Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 185
- ^ NRCS. "Triraphis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families