Acrachne Explained

Acrachne is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. Species in the genus are commonly known as goosegrass.^{[1] [2]}

Species^[3]

• Acrachne henrardiana (Bor.) S.M. Phillips – Tamil Nadu
• Acrachne perrieri (A.Camus) S.M. Phillips – Madagascar
• Acrachne racemosa (B.Heyne ex Roem. & Schult) Ohwi – tropical and southern Africa, tropical Asia, northern Australia

formerly included^[3]

• See Eragrostis
• Acrachne vatovae – Eragrostis vatovae

See also

• List of Poaceae genera

Notes and References

1. Web site: The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references . 2009-08-19 . Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. . 2008 . The Grass Genera of the World . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080723091501/http://www.delta-intkey.com/grass/www/acrachne.htm . 2008-07-23 .
2. http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00003.htm Grassbase – The World Online Grass Flora
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/synonomy.do?name_id=476446 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families