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Nuytsia
The journal of the Western Australian Herbarium

A new species of Brachyachne (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Cynodonteae) from semi-arid Northern Territory and Western Australia, and additional notes on the genus
ALBRECHT, D.E. AND MCLAY, T.G.B.

Brachyachne anisocarpa Albr. is described and illustrated, with notes on distribution, habitat and relationship with similar species. New distribution records of other Brachyachne (Benth.) Stapf species are provided, along with a key to Brachyachne species in Australia. The status of the genus is discussed based on an analysis of pre-existing and new molecular data.

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