Coelachne

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Micrairoideae
Tribus: Isachneae
Genus: Coelachne
Species: C. africana – C. auquieri – C. friesiorum – C. ghatica – C. infirma – C. japonica – C. minuta – C. perpusilla – C. pulchella – C. simpliciuscula – C. soerensenii
Name

Coelachne R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 187 (1810)
Type species: Coelachne pulchella R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 187 (1810)

References

Brown, R. (1810) Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 187.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Coelachne in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 6. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Coelachne. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 6.
Tropicos.org 2013. Coelachne. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 6.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Coelachne. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov. 2013.

Coelachne is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family.[1][2][3]

Species[4][5]

Coelachne africana Pilg. - tropical Africa incl Madagascar
Coelachne auquieri Ndab. - Rwanda
Coelachne friesiorum C.E.Hubb. - Aberdare Range in Kenya
Coelachne ghatica Naik - Western Ghats in India
Coelachne infirma Buse - Madagascar, New Guinea, Maluku, Sulawesi, Philippines, Java, Sulawesi
Coelachne japonica Hack. - Honshu, Kyushu
Coelachne minuta Bor - Thailand, India
Coelachne perpusilla (Nees ex Steud.) Thwaites - Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines
Coelachne pulchella R.Br. - Myanmar, Vietnam, Queensland, Northern Territory
Coelachne simpliciuscula (Steud.) Munro ex Benth. - Madagascar, Indian Subcontinent, China, Indochina, Philippines, Malaysia
Coelachne soerensenii Bor - Thailand

formerly included[4]

see Isachne Limnopoa Micraira

Coelachne angolensis - Isachne angolensis
Coelachne meeboldii - Limnopoa meeboldii
Coelachne occidentalis - Isachne angolensis
Coelachne subulifolia - Micraira subulifolia

References

Brown, Robert 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 187 in Latin
Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 554, 560 小丽草属 xiao li cao shu Coelachne R. Brown, Prodr. 187. 1810.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
The Plant List search for Coelachne