Paractaenum Explained

Paractaenum is a genus of Australian plants in the grass family.^{[1] [2]}

The genus name, Paractaenum, comes from the Greek, παραkτείνω, meaning "I extend".^[1]

Species^{[3] [4]}

• 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)

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/394126#page/131/mode/1up Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie 47
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/394126#page/295/mode/1up Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie plate X (10), figure VI (6)
3. http://www.tropicos.org/NameSearch.aspx?name=Paractaenum&commonname= Tropicos, search for Paractaenum
4. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:apni.taxon:413024#tab_classification Atlas of Living Australia