Australopyrum

Australopyrum is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Australia, New Zealand, and New Guinea.[2][3][4]

Australopyrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Supertribe:	Triticodae
Tribe:	Triticeae
Genus:	Australopyrum (Tzvelev) Á.Löve
Synonyms[1]
Agropyron section Australopyrum Tzvelev

The genus Australopyrum is closely related to Agropyron, and some authors consider it part of that genus.[5][6]

Species[7]

• Australopyrum calcis Connor & Edgar - New Zealand South Island
• Australopyrum pectinatum (Labill.) Á.Löve - Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania; naturalised in New Zealand
• Australopyrum retrofractum (Vickery) Á.Löve - New South Wales, Tasmania; naturalised in New Zealand North Island
• Australopyrum uncinatum Veldkamp - New Guinea
• Australopyrum velutinum (Nees) B.K.Simon - New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria

formerly included[7]

see Stenostachys

• Australopyrum enysii - Stenostachys enysii

References

1. Tropicos, Australopyrum (Tzvelev) Á. Löve
2. Löve, Áskell 1984. Feddes Repertorium 95(7–8): 442
3. Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Archived from the original on 2007-11-20. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
4. "Atlas of Living Australia, Australopyrum (Tzvelev) A.Love". Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
5. Tzvelev, Nikolai Nikolaievich 1973. Novosti Sistematiki Vysshchikh Rastenii 10: 35
6. The Plant List search for Australopyrum
7. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families