Phyllorachis

Phyllorachis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Phyllorachis
Trimen
Binomial name
Phyllorachis sagittata
Trimen
Synonyms[1]

Phyllorhachis Trimen, common misspelling

Phyllorachis is a genus of African plants in the grass family.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Species

The only known species is Phyllorachis sagittata, native to Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, Malawi, and Mozambique.[9]

References

  1. L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz 1998. The grass genera of the world
  2. Trimen, Henry. 1879. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 17: 353-355 in English
  3. Trimen, Henry. 1879. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 17: plate 205 line drawing of Phyllorachis sagittata
  4. Tropicos, Phyllorachis Trimen
  5. Clayton, W.D. (1970). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 1: 1-176.
  6. Launert, E. (1971). Flora Zambesiaca 10(1): 1-152. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  7. Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  8. Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  9. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families