| Eustachys | |
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| Eustachys petraea Midway Atoll, Pacific Ocean | |
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: | Eleusininae |
| Genus: | Eustachys Desv. 1810 [1] not Salisb. 1866 (syn of Ornithogalum) |
| Type species | |
| Eustachys petraea | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Eustachys (fan grass or fingergrass) is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family. It is native primarily to warmer parts of the Americas, with a few species in Africa and Asia.[3][4][5]
- ^ a b The Genus Eustachys was first named and described in "Nouveau Bulletin des Sciences par la Société Philomatique de Paris 2: 188. 1810". "Plant Name Details for Poaceae Eustachys' Desv". IPNI. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
Type Information: Type Name: E. petraea (Sw.) Desv. ('petraeus') (Chloris petraea Sw.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update. Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ^ Molina, A. M. 1996. Revisión taxonómica del género Eustachys Desv. (Poaceae: Chloridoideae, Cynodonteae) de Sudamérica. Candollea 51(1): 225–272