Dryopoa
| Giant mountain grass | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Dryopoa Vickery |
| Species: | D. dives |
| Binomial name | |
| Dryopoa dives (F.Muell.) Vickery | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Dryopoa (giant mountain grass) is a genus of Australian plants in the grass family.[2][3]
The only known species is Dryopoa dives, native to New South Wales, Tasmania, and Victoria.[1][4] The name Dryopoa (tree-grass) is derived from the Greek language, with dryos meaning tree and poa meaning grass.
References
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Vickery, Joyce Winifred 1963. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 3(3):195.
- ↑ Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ↑ Atlas of Living Australia, Dryopoa Vickery
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