Paractaenum

{{Short description|Genus of grasses}}

{{Automatic taxobox

|image = Paractaenum novae-hollandiae (7596992454).jpg

|image_caption = Paractaenum novae-hollandiae

|display_parents = 4

|taxon = Paractaenum

|authority =P.Beauv.

|type_species = Paractaenum novae-hollandiae

|type_species_authority = P.Beauv.

|synonyms_ref = [http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40001795 Tropicos, Parectenium Stapf ]

|synonyms =

• Parectenium Stapf, alternate spelling

}}

Paractaenum is a genus of Australian plants in the grass family.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/394126#page/131/mode/1up Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie 47] description in Latin, commentary in French[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/394126#page/295/mode/1up Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie plate X (10), figure VI (6)] line drawing of Paractaenum novae-hollandiae

The genus name, Paractaenum, comes from the Greek, παραkτείνω, meaning "I extend".

; Species[http://www.tropicos.org/NameSearch.aspx?name=Paractaenum&commonname= Tropicos, search for Paractaenum][http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:apni.taxon:413024#tab_classification Atlas of Living Australia]

• Paractaenum novae-hollandiae P.Beauv. - Australia (Northern Territory, all states except Tasmania)
• Paractaenum refractum (F.Muell.) R.D.Webster - Australia (Northern Territory, all states except Tasmania + Victoria)