Eriachne

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Micrairoideae
Tribus: Eriachneae
Genus: Eriachne
Species: E. agrostidea – E. aristidea – E. armitii – E. avenacea – E. axillaris – E. basalis – E. basedowii – E. benthamii – E. bleeseri – E. burkittii – E. capensis – E. capillaris – E. ciliata – E. compacta – E. fastigiata – E. festucacea – E. filiformis – E. flaccida – E. gardneri – E. glabrata – E. glandulosa – E. glauca – E. helmsii – E. humilis – E. imbricata – E. insularis – E. lanata – E. major – E. melicacea – E. minuta – E. mucronata – E. nervosa – E. nodosa – E. obtusa – E. ovata – E. pallescens – E. pauciflora – E. preissiana – E. pulchella – E. rara – E. schultziana – E. scleranthoides – E. semiciliata – E. squarrosa – E. stipacea – E. sulcata – E. tenuiculmis – E. triodioides – E. triseta – E. vesiculosa
Name

Eriachne R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 183 (1810)
Type species: Eriachne squarrosa R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 183 (1810)

Synonyms

Homotypic
Eriachne Phil., Anales Univ. Chile 36: 207 (1870) nom. illeg.
Heterotypic
Achneria P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 72 (1812).
Massia Balansa, J. Bot. (Morot) 4: 165 (1890).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Australia.
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Caroline Is., China Southeast, India, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, South Australia, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. pp. i–viii + 145–590, Londini: R.Taylor. BHL Reference page. 183.

Additional references

Soreng, R.J. et al. 2003: Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae): IV. Subfamily Pooideae. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 48: 1-730. BHL Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Eriachne in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. 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, Eriachne. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 6.
Tropicos.org 2013. Eriachne. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov. 2013.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Eriachne. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov. 2013.

Vernacular names
català: Eriàcnia
한국어: 에리아크네족
മലയാളം: എറിയാക്നേ

Eriachne (common name Wanderrie grass)[3] is a genus of plants in the grass family. Most of the species are found only in Australia, with the ranges of a few extending northward into New Guinea, parts of Asia, and Micronesia.[4][5][6][7][8]

It is found in areas such as the Western Australian Mulga shrublands ecoregion.[9][10]

Around 48 species are recognised:[2][11]

Eriachne agrostidea – NT, Qld
Eriachne aristidea – NT, Qld, WA, SA, NSW
Eriachne armitii – NT, Qld, WA, NG
Eriachne avenacea – NT, WA
Eriachne axillaris – NT
Eriachne basalis – NT, Qld
Eriachne basedowii – NT
Eriachne benthamii – NT, Qld, WA, SA
Eriachne bleeseri – NT
Eriachne burkittii – NT, Qld, WA, NG
Eriachne capillaris – NT
Eriachne ciliata – NT, Qld, WA
Eriachne compacta – NT
Eriachne fastigiata – NT, WA
Eriachne festucacea – NT, WA
Eriachne filiformis – NT, Qld, WA
Eriachne flaccida – NT, Qld, WA, SA
Eriachne gardneri – WA
Eriachne glabrata – Qld, NSW
Eriachne glandulosa – NT, WA
Eriachne glauca – NT, Qld, WA
Eriachne helmsii – NT, Qld, WA, SA, NSW
Eriachne humilis – NT, Qld, NG
Eriachne imbricata – WA
Eriachne insularis – Qld
Eriachne lanata – WA
Eriachne major – NT, Qld, WA
Eriachne melicacea – NT, Qld, WA
Eriachne minuta – NT
Eriachne mucronata – NT, Qld, WA, SA, NSW
Eriachne nervosa – NT, Qld, WA
Eriachne nodosa – NT, WA
Eriachne obtusa – NT, Qld, WA, NG
Eriachne ovata – NT, Qld, WA, SA
Eriachne pallescens – Southeast Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Nansei Shoto, NG, NT, Qld, NSW, Caroline Islands
Eriachne pauciflora – NT, WA
Eriachne pulchella – NT, Qld, WA, SA, NSW
Eriachne rara – Qld, NSW
Eriachne schultziana – NT
Eriachne scleranthoides – NT, Qld, SA
Eriachne semiciliata – NT, Qld, WA
Eriachne squarrosa – NT, Qld, WA, NG, Maluku
Eriachne stipacea – NT, Qld, WA
Eriachne sulcata – NT, WA
Eriachne tenuiculmis – WA
Eriachne triodioides – NT, Qld, WA
Eriachne triseta – India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, NG, NT, Qld, WA
Eriachne vesiculosa – NT, Qld

Several other species were formerly included (see Alloteropsis, Deschampsia, Digitaria and Pentameris).[2]

Eriachne ampla – Pentameris ampla
Eriachne assimilis – Pentameris ecklonii
Eriachne aurea – Pentameris aurea
Eriachne capensis – Pentameris malouinensis
Eriachne ecklonii – Pentameris ecklonii
Eriachne malouinensis – Pentameris malouinensis
Eriachne melicacea var. fragrans – Alloteropsis cimicina
Eriachne microphylla – Pentameris microphylla
Eriachne montana – Deschampsia flexuosa
Eriachne pallida – Pentameris ampla
Eriachne rigida – Digitaria californica
Eriachne steudelii – Pentameris malouinensis
Eriachne tuberculata Nees 1841 not Domin 1912 – Pentameris setifolia

References

lectotype designated by Eck-Borsboom, Blumea 26: 127, 130 (1980)
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Atlas of Living Australia, Eriachne R.Br., Wanderrie Grass
Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 183-184 in Latin
Grassbase – The World Online Grass Flora
Florabase Western Australian Flora
Eck-Borsboom, M. H. J. van. 1980. A revision of Eriachne R.Br. (Gramineae) in Asia and Malesia. Blumea, volume 26, pages 127-138
Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 561 鹧鸪草属 zhe gu cao shu Eriachne R. Brown, Prodr. 183. 1810.
World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001). "Western Australian Mulga shrublands". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
Ausgrass2, Grasses of Australia
The Plant List search for Eriachne