Eustachys
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| Eustachys | |
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| E. petraea on Midway Atoll | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Eustachys Desv.[1] |
| Type species | |
| E. petraea (Sw.) Desv.[1] | |
| Species | |
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See selected species | |
Eustachys (Fan grass) is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.
Selected species
The species include:[2]
- Eustachys distichophylla Nees
- Eustachys glauca Chapm.
- Eustachys paranensis A.M.Molina
- Eustachys petraea (Sw.) Desv.
- Eustachys polystachya Kunth
- Eustachys retusa (Lag.) Kunth
- Eustachys submutica Roem. & Schult.
- Eustachys swalleniana A.M.Molina
Open florets on the extended (green) rachilla of an E. paspaloides spikelet, showing the white anthers
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Genus Eustachys was first named and identified in Nouveau Bulletin des Sciences par la Société Philomatique de Paris 2: 188. 1810. "Plant Name Details for Poaceae Eustachys' Desv.". IPNI. Retrieved May 2, 2011. "Type Information: Type Name: E. petraea (Sw.) Desv. ('petraeus') (Chloris petraea Sw."
- ↑ "Query Results for Genus Eustachys". IPNI. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
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