| Aciachne | |
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| Illustration accompanying the protologue | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Supertribe: | Stipodae |
| Tribe: | Stipeae |
| Genus: | Aciachne Benth. |
| Type species | |
| Aciachne pulvinata | |
Aciachne is a genus of Latin American plants in the grass family.[1][2][3][4][5]
- Species[6]
- Aciachne acicularis Laegaard - Costa Rica, Venezuela (Táchira, Mérida), Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina (Catamarca)
- Aciachne flagellifera Laegaard - Colombia, Ecuador
- Aciachne pulvinata Benth. - Costa Rica, Venezuela (Mérida), Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Bentham, George 1881. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 14: pages 44-45 descriptions in Latin, commentary and figure captions in English
- ^ Bentham, George 1881. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 14: plate 1362 line drawing of Aciachne pulvinata
- ^ Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ Laegaard, S. 1987. The genus Aciachne (Poaceae). Nordic Journal of Botany 7(6): 667–672.
- ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families