Paractaenum
Genus of grasses
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Paractaenum is a genus of Australian plants in the grass family.[2][3]
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| Paractaenum | |
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| Paractaenum novae-hollandiae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Supertribe: | Panicodae |
| Tribe: | Paniceae |
| Subtribe: | Cenchrinae |
| Genus: | Paractaenum P.Beauv. |
| Type species | |
| Paractaenum novae-hollandiae | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The genus name, Paractaenum, comes from the Greek, παραkτείνω, meaning "I extend".[2]
- 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)