''Acrachne'' is a
genus
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of
Asia
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n,
Africa
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n, and
Australia
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n plants in the
grass family
Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...
. Species in the genus are commonly known as goosegrass.
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; Species[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
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* '' Acrachne henrardiana'' (Bor.) S.M. Phillips – Tamil Nadu
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* '' Acrachne perrieri'' (A.Camus) S.M. Phillips – Madagascar
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* ''Acrachne racemosa
''Acrachne'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. Species in the genus are commonly known as goosegrass.
; Species
* '' Acrachne henrardiana'' (Bor.) S.M. Phillips – Tamil Nadu
* '' Acrachne perrieri'' (A.C ...
'' (B.Heyne ex Roem. & Schult) Ohwi – tropical and southern Africa
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, tropical Asia
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, northern Australia
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; formerly included[
see '']Eragrostis
''Eragrostis'' is a large and widespread genus of plants in the grass family, found in many countries on all inhabited continents and many islands.
''Eragrostis'' is commonly known as lovegrass or canegrass. The name of the genus is derived fr ...
''
* ''Acrachne vatovae – Eragrostis vatovae''
See also
* List of Poaceae genera
The true grasses ( Poaceae) are one of the largest plant families, with around 12,000 species and roughly 800 genera. They contain, among others, the cereal crop species and other plants of economic importance, such as the bamboos, and several i ...
References
Chloridoideae
Poaceae genera
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