Ecdeiocolea
| Ecdeiocolea | |
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| Ecdeiocolea monostachya | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Ecdeiocoleaceae |
| Genus: | Ecdeiocolea F.Muell.
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| Species | |
Ecdeiocolea is a genus of grass-like plants from Western Australia. It was first defined by von Mueller in 1874.[1] Ecdeiocolea contains two species.[2][3] The genus is a member of the small family Ecdeiocoleaceae and its type species is the widespread Ecdeiocolea monostachya F.Muell.
Ecdeiocolea is most closely
sister to Poaceae.[4]
References
- ^ "Ecdeiocolea F.Muell". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Briggs, Barbara. "A new close relative of the grasses - the third species of Ecdeiocoleaceae". Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ Barbara G. Briggs. 2011. "Ecdeiocolea rigens, a new species of Ecdeiocolea (Poales) from Western Australia". Telopea 13(1-2):69-75. ISSN 0312-9764.
- doi:10.3417/2010023
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