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The genus Aciachne (Poaceae)
Author(s) -
Lægaard Simon
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1987.tb02035.x
Subject(s) - biology , botany , poaceae , genus , key (lock) , ecology
A lectotype has been selected for Aciachne pulvinata. The name A. uniflora is rejected as nom. illeg. Two new species, A. acicularis and A. flagellifera are described and a key is provided. Leaf anatomy is described and discussed, several diagnostic‐characters have been found. Distribution maps and altitudinal ranges are discussed.