Triraphis

Triraphis
Triraphis mollis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Chloridoideae
Tribe:	Triraphideae
Genus:	Triraphis R.Br.
Type species
Triraphis pungens R.Br.[1][2][3]

Triraphis is a genus of African, Arabian, Australian, and Brazilian plants in the grass family.[4] Needlegrass is a common name for plants in this genus.[5]

Species[6]

• Triraphis andropogonoides (Steud.) E.Phillips, - South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho
• Triraphis compacta Cope, - Ethiopia
• Triraphis devia Filg. & Zuloaga, - State of Goiás in Brazil
• Triraphis mollis R.Br., - Australia (Northern Territory plus all states except Tasmania); naturalized in Britain, Belgium, Texas
• Triraphis pumilio R.Br., - Angola, Namibia, Sahara, Arabian Pen
• Triraphis purpurea Hack., - Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Botswana
• Triraphis ramosissima Hack., - Angola, Namibia, South Africa
• Triraphis schinzii Hack., Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia

formerly included[6]

see Cortaderia Crinipes Eriachne Nematopoa Pentameris Triodia

• Triraphis abyssinica - Crinipes abyssinicus
• Triraphis bromoides - Triodia bromoides
• Triraphis capensis - Pentameris capensis
• Triraphis danthonioides - Triodia danthonioides
• Triraphis diantha - Eriachne triseta
• Triraphis hieronymi - Cortaderia hieronymi
• Triraphis rigidissima - Triodia rigidissima

References

1. lectotype designated by Maire, Fl. Afrique Nord 2: 191 (1953)
2. Tropicos, Triraphis R. Br.
3. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
4. Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 185
5. NRCS. "Triraphis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 December 2015.
6. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families