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Triraphis

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Triraphis
Triraphis mollis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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]

Species[6]
formerly included[6]

see Cortaderia Crinipes Eriachne Nematopoa Pentameris Triodia

References

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  1. ^ lectotype designated by Maire, Fl. Afrique Nord 2: 191 (1953)
  2. ^ Tropicos, Triraphis R. Br.
  3. ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  4. ^ Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 185
  5. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Triraphis​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  6. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families