Biology:Paractaenum
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Short description: Genus of grasses
| Paractaenum | |
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| Paractaenum novae-hollandiae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Supertribe: | Panicodae |
| Tribe: | Paniceae |
| Subtribe: | Cenchrinae |
| Genus: | Paractaenum P.Beauv. |
| Type species | |
| Paractaenum novae-hollandiae P.Beauv.
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Paractaenum is a genus of Australia n plants in the grass family.[2][3]
The genus name, Paractaenum, comes from the Greek, παραkτείνω, meaning "I extend".[2]
- Paractaenum novae-hollandiae P.Beauv. - Australia (Northern Territory, all states except Tasmania)
- Paractaenum refractum (F.Muell.) R.D.Webster - Australia (Northern Territory, all states except Tasmania + Victoria)
References
- ↑ Tropicos, Parectenium Stapf
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie 47 description in Latin, commentary in French
- ↑ Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie plate X (10), figure VI (6) line drawing of Paractaenum novae-hollandiae
- ↑ Tropicos, search for Paractaenum
- ↑ Atlas of Living Australia
Wikidata ☰ Q1920053 entry
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