Coelorachis is a genus of plants in the grass family, widespread across much of Asia, Africa, Australia and the Americas. , its taxonomic status is confused.
Taxonomy
The genus Coelorachis was erected by Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart in 1831. Two misspellings (orthographic variants) have created some confusion. In 1836, Stephan Endlicher used the spelling Coelor<u>h</u>achis. In 1882, Ferdinand von Mueller used the spelling Coelor<u>rh</u>acis.
, sources varied in their treatment of the genus. Some treated it as a synonym of the genus Mnesithea. Others, like the World Flora Online, treated it as a synonym of the genus Rottboellia. Plants of the World Online treated it as a synonym of the genus Eremochloa.
Species
- Coelorachis afraurita <small>(Stapf) Stapf</small> - tropical Africa
- Coelorachis aurita <small>(Steud.) A.Camus</small> - tropical America from Chiapas + Trinidad to Paraguay
- Coelorachis balansae <small>(Hack.) A.Camus</small> - Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay
- Coelorachis cancellata <small>(Ridl.) Bor</small> - Bangka, Pen Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam
- Coelorachis capensis <small>Stapf</small> - Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal
- Coelorachis clarkei <small>(Hack.) Blatt. & McCann</small> - India, Myanmar
- Coelorachis cylindrica <small>(Michx.) Nash</small> - southeastern + south-central USA
- Coelorachis geminata <small>(Hack.) Clayton</small> - Pen Malaysia, Thailand, Kalimantan
- Coelorachis glandulosa <small>(Trin.) Stapf ex Ridl.</small> - Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- Coelorachis helferi <small>(Hook.f.) Henrard </small> - Pen Malaysia, Indochina
- Coelorachis impressa <small>(Griseb.) Nash </small> - Cuba
- Coelorachis khasiana <small>(Hack.) Stapf ex Bor</small> - Yunnan, Sikkim, Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh, Myanmar
- Coelorachis lepidura <small>Stapf</small> - Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique
- Coelorachis parodiana <small>Henrard</small> - Paraguay, Argentina
- Coelorachis ramosa <small>(E.Fourn.) Nash</small> - tropical America from Veracruz to southern Brazil
- Coelorachis rottboellioides <small>(R.Br.) A.Camus</small> - Australia, New Guinea, Philippines, Lesser Sunda Islands
- Coelorachis rugosa <small>(Nutt.) Nash</small> - Cuba; USA from Texas to New Jersey
- Coelorachis selloana <small>(Hack.) A.Camus</small> - Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay
- Coelorachis striata <small>(Steud.) A.Camus</small> - Yunnan, Indochina, eastern Himalayas
- Coelorachis tessellata <small>(Steud.) Nash</small> - USA (Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Georgia, Mississippi)
- Coelorachis tuberculosa <small>(Nash) Nash</small> - Cuba; USA (Alabama, Florida, Georgia)
formerly included
see Eremochloa Hemarthria Lasiurus Mnesithea Phacelurus Rhytachne Rottboellia
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