Eulalia aurea
{{Short description|Species of grass}}
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|image = Eulalia aurea - Flickr - Kevin Thiele.jpg
|genus = Eulalia (plant)
|species = aurea
|synonyms = Andropogon aureovillosus Steud.
Andropogon aureus Bory
Andropogon fulvispica Steud.
Erianthus fulvus (R.Br.) Kunth
Eulalia elata Peter
Eulalia ferruginea Stapf
Eulalia fulva (R.Br.) Kuntze
Eulalia geniculata Stapf
Pogonatherum aureum (Bory) Roberty
Pollinia aurea (Bory) Benth.
Pollinia cumingii var. fulva (R.Br.) Hack.
Pollinia fulva (R.Br.) Benth.
Pollinia homblei De Wild.
Saccharum aureum (Bory) Spreng.
Saccharum fulvum R.Br.
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Eulalia aurea is a grass (in the Poaceae family).{{APNI2|id=116795|name=Eulalia aurea}} It was first described as Andropogon aureum in 1804 by Bory de Saint-VincentBory de Saint-Vincent, J.B.G.M. (1804), Voyage dans les quatre Principales îles des mers d'Afrique 1: 367, t. 21 but was transferred to the genus, Eulalia, in 1830 by Kunth.Kunth, K.S. (1830), Revision des graminees Part 22: 359
The Walmajarri people of the southern Kimberley call it "Water grass" and {{lang|wmt|Jirtapuru}}.{{cite Q|Q106088428|pages=109}}
Distribution
It is found in southern Africa, Madagascar, Southeast Asia, and Australia.{{Cite web|title=Eulalia aurea (Bory) Kunth {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science|url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:402130-1|access-date=2021-03-25|website=Plants of the World Online|language=en}} Within Australia, it is found in all mainland states and territories.{{Cite web|last=Jacobs, S.W.L. & Wall, C.A.|date=1993|title=PlantNET - FloraOnline: Eulalia aurea|url=https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Eulalia~aurea|access-date=2021-03-25|website=plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au}}
Gallery
Eulalia aurea plant.jpg |habit
Eulalia aurea plant7 NWS - Flickr - Macleay Grass Man.jpg|habit
Eulalia aurea flowerhead6 NT - Flickr - Macleay Grass Man.jpg|flower head
References
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External links
- [https://www.gbif.org/species/3232883 Eulalia aurea occurrence data] from GBIF
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