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Rytidosperma

Rytidosperma is a genus of plants in the grass family. Most of the species occur in Australasia, with a few in insular Southeast Asia, southern South America, and certain islands of the Pacific. Several are known by the general common name wallaby grass.

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Rytidosperma
Rytidosperma pilosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Danthonioideae
Tribe: Danthonieae
Genus: Rytidosperma
Steud.
Type species
Rytidosperma lechleri
Synonyms1
  • Monostachya Merr.
  • Erythranthera Zotov
  • Notodanthonia Zotov
  • Pyrrhanthera Zotov
  • Joycea H.P.Linder
  • Thonandia H.P.Linder
  • Austrodanthonia H.P.Linder

Rytidosperma is a genus of plants in the grass family. Most of the species occur in Australasia, with a few in insular Southeast Asia, southern South America (Chile, Argentina), and certain islands of the Pacific (Hawaii, Easter Island).2 Several are known by the general common name wallaby grass.3

Species145
formerly included1

see Merxmuellera Tenaxia

  • Rytidosperma davyi - Merxmuellera davyi
  • Rytidosperma distichum - Tenaxia disticha
  • Rytidosperma grandiflorum - Merxmuellera grandiflora
  • Rytidosperma subulatum - Tenaxia subulata
References

References

  1. "Rytidosperma". Plants of the World Online | Kew Science. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  2. "Rytidosperma". Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  3. "Rytidosperma". USDA Plants Database. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  4. "ITIS - Report: Rytidosperma". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  5. "Rytidosperma". The Plant List. Retrieved 2023-05-24.