''Rytidosperma'' is a
genus
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of plants in the
grass family
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. Most of the species occur in
Australasia
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, with a few in insular
Southeast Asia
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, southern
South America
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Chile
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Argentina
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), and certain islands of the
Pacific
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Hawaii
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Easter Island
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[''Rytidosperma''.]
Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora. Several are known by the general common name wallaby grass.
[''Rytidosperma''.]
USDA PLANTS Profile.
; Species
[''Rytidosperma''.]
Integrated Taxonomic Information System.The Plant List search for ''Rytidosperma''
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; formerly included[
see '']Merxmuellera
''Merxmuellera'' is a genus of African grasses
named for Hermann Merxmueller, a 20th century German botanist and taxonomist who was an expert on African flora.
Species
''Merxmuellera'' contains the following species:
* '' Merxmuellera ambalavaoe ...
Tenaxia''
* ''Rytidosperma davyi - Merxmuellera davyi''
* ''Rytidosperma distichum - Tenaxia disticha''
* ''Rytidosperma grandiflorum - Merxmuellera grandiflora''
* ''Rytidosperma subulatum - Tenaxia subulata''
References
Grasses of Asia
Grasses of Oceania
Grasses of South America
Poaceae genera
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