Monograph of Diplachne (Poaceae, Chloridoideae, Cynodonteae).

ABSTRACT: Diplachne P. Beauv. comprises two species with C₄ (NAD-ME) photosynthesis. Diplachne fusca has a nearly pantropical-pantemperate distribution with four subspecies: D. fusca subsp. fusca is Paleotropical with native distributions in Africa, southern Asia and Australia; the widespread Australian endemic D. f. subsp. muelleri; and D. f. subsp. fascicularis and D. f. subsp. uninervia occurring in the New World. Diplachne gigantea is known from a few widely scattered, older collections in east-central and southern Africa, and although Data Deficient clearly is of conservation concern. A discussion of previous taxonomic treatments is provided, including molecular data supporting Diplachne in its newer, restricted sense. Many populations of Diplachne fusc

SUBMITTER: Snow N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5799776 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature