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!Diplachne P. Beauv.

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Project Name Data (Last Modified On 4/25/2013)

Acceptance : Accepted

Taxon Profile (Last Modified On 2/6/2018)

Reference(s):

Snow, N. W., P. M. Peterson, K. Romaschenko & B. K. Simon. 2018. Monograph of Diplachne (Poaceae, Chloridoideae, Cynodonteae). PhytoKeys 93: 1–102.

Family or Genus Distribution: not endemic to the Malagasy Region

Generic Species Diversity and Endemism Status: based on existing literature

No. of species in Fl. Madagasc.: not published

Accepted Published Species: 1 indigenous non-endemic

Estimated Unpublished Species: none

Estimated Total Species: 1 indigenous non-endemic

Additional Taxonomic Work: not currently required

Species Level Data Entry: complete

Notes: "Distinguishing characters are the small awns and the small hairs on the lemma veins, difficult to see without a microscope. Aquatic habitat is useful for recognition of this genus. Previously placed in Leptochloa" Vorontsova & al. (in prep.)

Evaluated by: M.S. Vorontsova & al. (in prep.)

Compiled or updated by: M.W. Callmander, 2013