Pseudoraphis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Cenchrinae
Genus: Pseudoraphis
Species: P. balansae – P. brunoniana – P. jagonis – P. minuta – P. paradoxa – P. sordida – P. spinescens
Name

Pseudoraphis Griff. ex Pilg., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 210 (1928)
Type species: not designated.

References

Griffith, W. (1928) Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 10: 210.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Pseudoraphis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 30. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Pseudoraphis. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 30.
Tropicos.org 2013. Pseudoraphis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Nov. 2013.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Pseudoraphis. Published online. Accessed: 30 Nov. 2013.

Pseudoraphis is a genus of Asian and Australian plants in the grass family, commonly known as mudgrasses.[1][2][3][4][5]

They grow in open, wet habitat, such as marshes.[3] Some are aquatic, floating plants. A defining characteristic is a long, stiff bristle extending from the tip of each branch of the inflorescence. Pseudoraphis is closely related to the genus Chamaeraphis.[6]

Species[7][8][9]

Pseudoraphis balansae - Hainan, Thailand, Vietnam
Pseudoraphis brunoniana - Anhui, Guangdong, Taiwan, Japan, Assam, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
Pseudoraphis jagonis - Queensland
Pseudoraphis minuta - Queensland, Northern Territory, Vietnam, Myanmar, India, Bangladesh
Pseudoraphis paradoxa - Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia
Pseudoraphis sordida - Japan, Korea, Fujian, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shandong, Yunnan, Zhejiang, India, Sri Lanka
Pseudoraphis spinescens - Moira grass, spiny mudgrass - Australia, New Guinea, Southeast Asia, Indian Subcontinent

References

Griffith, William. 1851. Notulae ad Plantas Asiaticas 3: 29–30 in Latin
Pilger, Robert Knud Friedrich. 1928. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 10: 210
Watson, L. and M. J. Dallwitz. 1992 onwards. Pseudoraphis Griff. The Grass Genera of the World.
Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 499, 547 伪针茅属 wei zhen mao shu Pseudoraphis Griffith ex Pilger .
Atlas of Living Australia, Pseudoraphis Griff. Mud-grasses
Pseudoraphis. New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
The Plant List search for Pseudoraphis
Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora