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''Mnesithea'', or jointtail grass, is a
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.Atlas of Living Australia, ''Mnesithea'' Kunth, Jointtail Grass
/ref> The number of species placed in the genus varied considerably depending in large part on how the genus ''Coelorachis'' was treated. Sources that synonymized ''Coelorachis'' with ''Mnesithea'' accepted about 26 species. Those that synonymized ''Coelorachis'' with ''
Rottboellia ''Rottboellia'' (commonly called itch grass) is a genus of African, Asian, and Australian plants in the grass family. The genus was named in honour of Danish botanist Christen Friis Rottbøll (1727-1797). Species 24 species are accepted. * '' R ...
'' accepted about seven.


Taxonomy

The genus ''Mnesithea'' was erected by
Carl Sigismund Kunth Carl Sigismund Kunth (18 June 1788 – 22 March 1850) was a German botanist. He was also known as Karl Sigismund Kunth or anglicized as Charles Sigismund Kunth. He was one of the early systematic botanists who focused on studying the plants of th ...
in 1829. The
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of the genus varied . A 2015 classification of Poaceae treated ''Coelorachis'' as a synonym of ''Mnesithea''. This treatment was supported by Welker et al. in 2020, based on a
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. In this circumscription, the genus has about 26 species including those formerly placed in ''Coelorachis''. Alternatively,
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, following Veldkamp et al. in 2013, treated ''Coelorachis'' as a synonym of ''
Rottboellia ''Rottboellia'' (commonly called itch grass) is a genus of African, Asian, and Australian plants in the grass family. The genus was named in honour of Danish botanist Christen Friis Rottbøll (1727-1797). Species 24 species are accepted. * '' R ...
'', with only seven species in the genus ''Mnesithea''.


Species

Seven species were accepted in the narrow circumscription : * '' Mnesithea annua'' (Lazarides) de Koning & Sosef -
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Mnesithea formosa ''Mnesithea'', or jointtail grass, is a genus of Asian, Australian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family. The number of species placed in the genus varied considerably depending in large part on how the genus ''Coelorachis'' was treate ...
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Mnesithea laevis ''Mnesithea'', or jointtail grass, is a genus of Asian, Australian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family. The number of species placed in the genus varied considerably depending in large part on how the genus ''Coelorachis'' was treate ...
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* '' Mnesithea mollicoma'' (Hance) A.Camus -
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Mnesithea pilosa ''Mnesithea'', or jointtail grass, is a genus of Asian, Australian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family. The number of species placed in the genus varied considerably depending in large part on how the genus ''Coelorachis'' was treate ...
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* '' Mnesithea thailandica'' Traiperm & Boonkerd -
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* '' Mnesithea veldkampii'' Potdar, S.P.Gaikwad, Salunkhe & S.R.Yadav -
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Further species accepted when ''Coelorachis'' is synonymized with ''Mnesithea'' include the following, which other sources place in ''Rottboellia'': * '' Mnesithea afraurita'' (Stapf) de Koning & Sosef (= ''Coelorachis afraurita'') * '' Mnesithea aurita'' (Steud.) de Koning & Sosef (= ''Coelorachis aurita'') * '' Mnesithea balansae'' (Hack.) de Koning & Sosef (= ''Coelorachis balansae'') * '' Mnesithea cancellata'' (Ridl.) Ridl. (= ''Coelorachis cancellata'') * '' Mnesithea capensis'' (Stapf) de Koning & Sosef (= ''Coelorachis capensis'') * '' Mnesithea clarkei'' (Hack.) de Koning & Sosef (= ''Coelorachis clarkei'') * '' Mnesithea cylindrica'' (Michx.) de Koning & Sosef (= ''Coelorachis cylindrica'') * '' Mnesithea geminata'' (Hack.) Ridl. (= ''Coelorachis geminata'') * '' Mnesithea glandulosa'' (Trin.) de Koning & Sosef (= ''Coelorachis glandulosa'') * '' Mnesithea helferi'' (Hook.f.) de Koning & Sosef (= ''Coelorachis helferi'') * '' Mnesithea impressa'' (Griseb.) de Koning & Sosef (= ''Coelorachis impressa'') * '' Mnesithea khasiana'' (Hack.) de Koning & Sosef (= ''Coelorachis khasiana'') * '' Mnesithea laevispica'' (Keng) de Koning & Sosef (= ''Coelorachis laevispica'') * '' Mnesithea lepidura'' (Stapf) de Koning & Sosef (= ''Coelorachis lepidura'') * '' Mnesithea parodiana'' (Henrard) de Koning & Sosef (= ''Coelorachis parodiana'') * '' Mnesithea ramosa'' (E.Fourn.) de Koning & Sosef (= ''Coelorachis ramosa'') * '' Mnesithea rottboellioides'' (R.Br.) de Koning & Sosef (= ''Coelorachis rottboellioides'') * '' Mnesithea rugosa'' (Nutt.) de Koning & Sosef (= ''Coelorachis rugosa'') * '' Mnesithea selloana'' (Hack.) de Koning & Sosef (= ''Coelorachis selloana'') * '' Mnesithea striata'' (Nees ex Steud.) de Koning & Sosef (= ''Coelorachis striata'') * '' Mnesithea tessellata'' (Steud.) de Koning & Sosef (= ''Coelorachis tessellata'') * '' Mnesithea tuberculosa'' (Nash) de Koning & Sosef (= ''Coelorachis tuberculosa'')


References

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