Eriachne

Eriachne (common name Wanderrie grass)[3] is a genus of plants in the grass family. Most of the species are found only in Australia, with the ranges of a few extending northward into New Guinea, parts of Asia, and Micronesia.[4][5][6][7][8]

Wanderrie grass
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Micrairoideae
Tribe: Eriachneae
Genus: Eriachne
R.Br. 1810 not Phil. 1870
Type species
Eriachne squarrosa
Synonyms[2]
  • Achneria P.Beauv.
  • Massia Balansa

It is found in areas such as the Western Australian Mulga shrublands ecoregion.[9][10]

Around 48 species are recognised:[2][11]

Several other species were formerly included (see Alloteropsis, Deschampsia, Digitaria and Pentameris).[2]

  • Eriachne amplaPentameris ampla
  • Eriachne assimilisPentameris ecklonii
  • Eriachne aureaPentameris aurea
  • Eriachne capensisPentameris malouinensis
  • Eriachne eckloniiPentameris ecklonii
  • Eriachne malouinensisPentameris malouinensis
  • Eriachne melicacea var. fragransAlloteropsis cimicina
  • Eriachne microphyllaPentameris microphylla
  • Eriachne montanaDeschampsia flexuosa
  • Eriachne pallidaPentameris ampla
  • Eriachne rigidaDigitaria californica
  • Eriachne steudeliiPentameris malouinensis
  • Eriachne tuberculata Nees 1841 not Domin 1912Pentameris setifolia

References

  1. lectotype designated by Eck-Borsboom, Blumea 26: 127, 130 (1980)
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Atlas of Living Australia, Eriachne R.Br., Wanderrie Grass
  4. Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 183-184 in Latin
  5. Grassbase – The World Online Grass Flora
  6. Florabase Western Australian Flora
  7. Eck-Borsboom, M. H. J. van. 1980. A revision of Eriachne R.Br. (Gramineae) in Asia and Malesia. Blumea, volume 26, pages 127-138
  8. Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 561 鹧鸪草属 zhe gu cao shu Eriachne R. Brown, Prodr. 183. 1810.
  9. World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001). "Western Australian Mulga shrublands". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
  10. Ausgrass2, Grasses of Australia
  11. The Plant List search for Eriachne
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