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Ecdeiocolea
Sign in to saveEcdeiocolea is a genus of grass-like plants from Western Australia. It was first defined by von Mueller in 1874. Ecdeiocolea contains two species. The genus is a member of the small family Ecdeiocoleaceae and its type species is the widespread Ecdeiocolea monostachya .
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyEcdeiocoleaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Ecdeiocoleaceae
- Collections
- SRP, RSA, MO, BRIT
- Recorded in
- Australia
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Ecdeiocoleaceae
- Image
- Ecdeiocolea monostachya - Flickr - Kevin Thiele.jpg
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Ecdeiocolea is a genus of grass-like plants from Western Australia. It was first defined by von Mueller in 1874. Ecdeiocolea contains two species. The genus is a member of the small family Ecdeiocoleaceae and its type species is the widespread Ecdeiocolea monostachya .
Ecdeiocolea is most closely related to the graminoid families Joinvilleaceae and Poaceae. Molecular phylogenetic studies indicate that Ecdeiocolea is sister to Poaceae.
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