Trichopteryx (plant)

Trichopteryx
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Trichopteryx
Nees
Type species
Trichopteryx dregeana
Nees ex Lindl.
Synonyms[1]
  • Danthonia sect. Trichopteryx (Nees) Steud.

Trichopteryx is an genus of African plants in the grass family.[2]

Species [3]
  1. Trichopteryx dregeana Nees
  2. Trichopteryx elegantula (Hook.f.) Stapf
  3. Trichopteryx fruticulosa Chiov.
  4. Trichopteryx marungensis Chiov.
  5. Trichopteryx stolziana Henrard
formerly included[3]

numerous species now considered better suited to other genera: Danthoniopsis Loudetia Loudetiopsis Tristachya

References

  1. ↑ Tropicos, Trichopteryx Nees
  2. ↑ Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel. 1836. Natural System of Botany 449
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families