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Pseudoraphis

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Pseudoraphis is a genus of Asian and Australian plants in the grass family, commonly known as mudgrasses.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderPoales
  5. FamilyPoaceae
Observations recorded6,986

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
11
With media
4
Family
Poaceae
Collections
A, MEL, MO
Recorded in
Papua New Guinea, Australia, Sri Lanka, Philippines

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Poaceae
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Pseudoraphis spinescens.jpg
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taxon name
Pseudoraphis
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Pseudoraphis
Commons category
Pseudoraphis
taxon common name
伪针茅属
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Pseudoraphis is a genus of Asian and Australian plants in the grass family, commonly known as mudgrasses.

They grow in open, wet habitat, such as marshes. Some are aquatic, floating plants. A defining characteristic is a long, stiff bristle extending from the tip of each branch of the inflorescence. Pseudoraphis is closely related to the genus Chamaeraphis. Species Pseudoraphis balansae - Hainan, Thailand, Vietnam Pseudoraphis brunoniana - Anhui, Guangdong, Taiwan, Japan, Assam, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam Pseudoraphis jagonis - Queensland Pseudoraphis minuta - Queensland, Northern Territory, Vietnam, Myanmar, India, Bangladesh Pseudoraphis paradoxa - Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia Pseudoraphis sordida - Japan, Korea, Fujian, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shandong, Yunnan, Zhejiang, India, Sri Lanka Pseudoraphis spinescens - Moira grass, spiny mudgrass - Australia, New Guinea, Southeast Asia, Indian subcontinent

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