''Acrachne'' is a
genus
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of
Asia
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n,
Africa
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n, and
Australia
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n plants in the
grass family
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. Species in the genus are commonly known as goosegrass.
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* ''Acrachne henrardiana
''Acrachne'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. Species in the genus are commonly known as goosegrass.
; Species
* '' Acrachne henrardiana'' (Bor.) S.M. Phillips – Tamil Nadu
* '' Acrachne perrieri'' (A.C ...
'' (Bor.) S.M. Phillips – Tamil Nadu
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* ''Acrachne perrieri
''Acrachne'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. Species in the genus are commonly known as goosegrass.
; Species
* '' Acrachne henrardiana'' (Bor.) S.M. Phillips – Tamil Nadu
* '' Acrachne perrieri'' (A. ...
'' (A.Camus) S.M. Phillips – Madagascar
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* ''Acrachne racemosa
''Acrachne'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. Species in the genus are commonly known as goosegrass.
; Species
* ''Acrachne henrardiana'' (Bor.) S.M. Phillips – Tamil Nadu
* ''Acrachne perrieri'' (A.Cam ...
'' (B.Heyne ex Roem. & Schult) Ohwi – tropical and southern Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
, tropical Asia
Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...
, northern Australia
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; formerly included[
* See '']Eragrostis
''Eragrostis'' is a large and widespread genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family, found in many countries on all inhabited continents and many islands.
''Eragrostis'' is commonly known as lovegrass or canegrass. The name of the genus is de ...
''
* ''Acrachne vatovae – Eragrostis vatovae
''Eragrostis'' is a large and widespread genus of plants in the grass family, found in many countries on all inhabited continents and many islands.
''Eragrostis'' is commonly known as lovegrass or canegrass. The name of the genus is derived fro ...
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See also
* List of Poaceae genera
Poaceae, also known as the true grasses, is the fourth largest plant family in the world with around 12,000 species and roughly 800 genera. They contain, among others, the cereal crop species and other plants of economic importance, such as the b ...
References
Chloridoideae
Poaceae genera
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