What is "diplachne"

Diplachne is a genus of plants in the grass family, widespread over much of the world.

1. Diplachne cuspidata Launert - Namibia
2. Diplachne fascicularis (Lam.) P.Beauv. - North America, West Indies, South America
3. Diplachne festuciformis H.Scholz - Libya
4. Diplachne fusca (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. - North America, West Indies, South America, Asia, Africa, Australia
5. Diplachne gigantea Launert - Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Botswana

over 100 species once considered part of Diplachne but now considered better suited to other genera: Bewsia Catapodium Cleistogenes Disakisperma Enteropogon Eragrostis Festuca Gouinia Leptocarydion Leptochloa Neyraudia Odyssea Orinus Pogonarthria Psilolemma Trichoneura Tripogon Triraphis Verticordia