''Diplachne'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of 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 ...

, widespread over much of the world.Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie 80-81
line drawing of flowers of ''Diplachne fascicularis''

Species

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Diplachne cuspidata ''Diplachne'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, widespread over much of the world.Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

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Diplachne fascicularis ''Diplachne'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, widespread over much of the world.Lam.) P.Beauv. -

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Diplachne festuciformis ''Diplachne'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, widespread over much of the world.Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ...

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Diplachne fusca ''Diplachne fusca'', called bearded sprangletop, is a widespread species of grass in the genus ''Diplachne'', native to North America, the Caribbean, South America, Africa, Asia, and Australia, and introduced in Europe, New Zealand and Hawaii, ...

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Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

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Diplachne gigantea ''Diplachne'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, widespread over much of the world.Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina ...

Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...

Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label=Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahar ...

Formerly included

over 100 species once considered part of ''Diplachne'' but now considered better suited to other genera: ''

Bewsia ''Bewsia'' is a genus of African plants in the grass family. The only known species is ''Bewsia biflora'', widespread across much of sub-Saharan Africa from Ivory Coast to Tanzania to KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN an ...

Catapodium ''Catapodium'' is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the grass family. Species list The genus comprises the following species: * '' Catapodium demnatense'' (Murb.) Maire & Weiller - Morocco * '' Catapodium mamoraeum'' (Maire) Mair ...

Cleistogenes ''Cleistogenes'' is a genus of Eurasian flowering plants in the grass family. The name ''Cleistogenes'' was for a time considered an invalidly published name synonymous with ''Kengia,'' but revisions to the Code of Nomenclature have reversed t ...

Disakisperma ''Disakisperma'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to North and South America, Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula. ; Species * ''Disakisperma dubium'' (Kunth) P.M.Peterson & N.Snow - Mexico, Honduras, South America (Bolivia, Brazil ...

Enteropogon ''Enteropogon'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family. It is widespread across many parts of Asia, Africa, Australia, the Americas, and various islands.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 ...

Festuca ''Festuca'' (fescue) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the grass family Poaceae (subfamily Pooideae). They are evergreen or herbaceous perennial tufted grasses with a height range of and a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on every ...

Gouinia ''Gouinia'' is a genus of Latin American plants in the grass family.Catasus Guerra, L. 1997. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) de Cuba, I. Fontqueria 46: –ii 1–259. ; Species * '' Gouinia barbata'' (Hack.) Swallen - Pernambuco, Paraíba, Rio Grande ...

Leptocarydion ''Leptocarydion'' is a genus of African and Arabic plants in the grass family.Peterson, P. M., K. Romaschenko & Y. Herrera Arrieta. 2014. A molecular phylogeny and classification of the Cteniinae, Farragininae, Gouiniinae, Gymnopogoninae, Perotid ...

Leptochloa ''Leptochloa'' is a widespread genus of Asian, African, Australian, and American plants in the grass family. Members of the genus are commonly known as sprangletops. The generic name is derived from the Greek words ληπτος (''leptos''), me ...

Neyraudia ''Neyraudia'' is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Neyraudia arundinacea'' (L.) Henrard - Zaire, Tanzania, Malawi, Madagascar, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Indochina, Hainan, Java, Malaysia, Sumatra ...

Odyssea ''Odyssea'' is a genus of African and Arabian plants in the grass family. The genus is named after the ancient Greek tale "The Odyssey," in allusion to the long journey the type species has been taken through nine genera before settling in this ...

Orinus ''Orinus'' is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Orinus alticulmus'' L.B.Cai & Tong L.Zhang - Qinghai * '' Orinus anomala'' Keng f. - Qinghai, Sichuan * ''Orinus kokonorica'' (K.S.Hao) Keng - Gansu, Qinghai * '' Orinus ...

Pogonarthria Psilolemma Trichoneura Tripogon

Triraphis ''Triraphis'' is a genus of African, Arabian, Australian, and Brazilian plants in the grass family. Needlegrass is a common name for plants in this genus. ; Species * '' Triraphis andropogonoides'' (Steud.) E.Phillips, - South Africa, Botswana ...

Verticordia :For the clam genus, see ''Verticordia'' (bivalve). ''Verticordia'' is a genus of more than 100 species of plants commonly known as featherflowers, in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. They range in form from very small shrubs such as '' V. vertico ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q8560136 Chloridoideae Poaceae genera Taxa named by Palisot de Beauvois