Steirachne is a genus of South American plants in the grass family.[1][2][3][4]
| Steirachne | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Eragrostideae |
| Subtribe: | Eragrostidinae |
| Genus: | Steirachne Ekman |
| Type species | |
| Steirachne diandra Ekman
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- Steirachne barbata (Trin.) Renvoize - Brazil (Bahia, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Pará, Minas Gerais), Guyana (Rupununi), Venezuela (Guárico, Apure, Bolívar)
- Steirachne diandra Ekman - Brazil (Pará, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Maranhão), Venezuela (Guárico, Apure, Bolívar)
References
edit- ^ Ekman, Erik Leonard. 1911. Arkiv för Botanik utgivet av K. Svenska Vetenskapsakademien 10(17): 35-38 descriptions in Latin, commentary in German, line drawings and schematic diagrams of flowers of Steirachne diandra
- ^ Ekman, Erik Leonard. 1911. Arkiv för Botanik utgivet av K. Svenska Vetenskapsakademien 10(17): plate 5, figure 1 photo of inflorescence of Steirachne diandra; scroll down for another photo on plate 6, figure 17
- ^ Tropicos, Steirachne Ekman
- ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Hokche, O., P. E. Berry & O. Huber. (eds.) 2008. Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela 1–859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela, Caracas
- ^ Judziewicz, E. J. 1990. Family 187. Poaceae (Gramineae). 8: 1–727. In A. R. A. Görts-van Rijn (ed.) Flora of the Guianas. Series A, Phanerogams. Koeltz Scientific Books, Königstein
- ^ Renvoize, S. A. 1984. Grasses of Bahia 1–301. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew