Eulalia aurea

{{Short description|Species of grass}}

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|image = Eulalia aurea - Flickr - Kevin Thiele.jpg

|genus = Eulalia (plant)

|species = aurea

|authority = (Bory) Kunth

|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

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