Eulalia aurea

Eulalia aurea is a grass (in the Poaceae family).^[1] It was first described as Andropogon aureum^[1] in 1804 by Bory de Saint-Vincent^[4] but was transferred to the genus, Eulalia, in 1830 by Kunth.^[1][2]

Eulalia aurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Genus:	Eulalia
Species:	E. aurea
Binomial name
Eulalia aurea (Bory) Kunth[1][2]
Synonyms[3]
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.

The Walmajarri people of the southern Kimberley call it "Water grass" and Jirtapuru.^[5]

Distribution

It is found in southern Africa, Madagascar, Southeast Asia, and Australia.^[3] Within Australia, it is found in all mainland states and territories.^[6]

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