Triplachne is a genus of seaside plants in the grass family, native to shorelines in the Mediterranean region from the Canary Islands to Turkey.[2][3][4] The only known species is Triplachne nitens, called shining grass.[5] It is native to Spain (incl Canary + Balearic Is), Portugal (incl Madeira), Sicily, Greece (incl Crete), Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, Egypt (incl Sinai), Turkey, Cyprus, Palestine, Israel.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Link, Johann Heinrich Friedrich. 1833. Hortus Regius Botanicus Berolinensis 2: 241-242 in Latin
  3. ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  4. ^ Grass Genera of the World by L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz detailed description in English
  5. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Codino lucido, Shining Grass, Triplachne nitens (Guss.) Link