Triplasis
| Triplasis | |
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| Triplasis purpurea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
| Subtribe: | Gouiniinae |
| Genus: | Triplasis P.Beauv.
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| Type species | |
| Triplasis americana | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Triplasis is a genus of
lemmas.[3]
Description
The plants are slender-tufted perennials or annuals with short, slender leaf blades. Their short and open purplish
cleistogamous
panicles.
Species of the genus have few-flowered
lemmas have three nerves and two lobes.[4]
Species
The genus Triplasis includes:[5]
- Triplasis americana P.Beauv.
- Triplasis purpurea (Walter) Chapm.
The genus formerly included:[citation needed]
- Triplasis setacea - Tripogon spicatus
References
- ^ "Triplasis P.Beauv". Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Triplasis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ISBN 0-442-22250-5.
- ^ Bulletin of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The United States Department of Agriculture. 1921. p. 76.
- ^ "The Plant List search for Triplasis". The Plant List. 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2018.