Triraphis

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

Species

FamilyPoaceae

Native toAngola, Botswana, Brazil West-Central, Cape Provinces, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Free State, Gulf States, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Mauritania

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 59
With media: 30
Family: Poaceae
Collections: US, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA)
Recorded in: Australia, South Africa, Madagascar, Namibia, Brasil

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Triraphideae
Image: Triraphis habit.jpg

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taxon name: Triraphis
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=12420
topic's main category: Category:Triraphis
Commons category: Triraphis

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Triraphis is a genus of African, Arabian, Australian, and Brazilian plants in the grass family. Needlegrass is a common name for plants in this genus. Species 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 see Cortaderia Crinipes Eriachne Nematopoa Pentameris Triodia

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