Chamaeraphis is a genus of Australian plants in the grass family.[2][3][4] The only recognized species is Chamaeraphis hordeacea, found in Queensland and Northern Territory.[5]

Chamaeraphis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Panicodae
Tribe: Paniceae
Subtribe: Cenchrinae
Genus: Chamaeraphis
R.Br.
Species:
C. hordeacea
Binomial name
Chamaeraphis hordeacea
Synonyms[1]
  • Setosa Ewart
  • Panicum hordeaceum (R.Br.) Raspail
  • Panicum chamaeraphis Trin.
  • Setosa hordeacea (R.Br.) Ewart
  • Setosa erecta Ewart & Cookson
formerly included[1]

Dozens of other names have been coined at the specific and varietal levels, considered at the time as members of Chamaeraphis but now regarded as better suited to other genera, including Chrysopogon Echinochloa Ixophorus Panicum Paratheria Pennisetum Pseudoraphis Setaria Setariopsis

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