Microchloa
| Microchloa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Microchloa R.Br. |
| Type species | |
| Microchloa setacea (syn of M. indica)[1][2] [3] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Rendlia Chiov. | |
Microchloa, smallgrass,[4] is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family, native to Africa, southern Asia, northern Australia, and the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere.[5]
- Species[1]
- Microchloa altera (Rendle) Stapf - central + southern Africa
- Microchloa annua (Kupicha & Cope) Cope - Zambia
- Microchloa caffra Nees - central + southern Africa
- Microchloa ensifolia Rendle - Angola
- Microchloa indica (L.f.) P.Beauv. - tropical Africa, southern China, Indian subcontinent, Indochina, Java, Philippines, Northern Territory of Australia
- Microchloa kunthii Desv. - Africa, southern Asia (Yemen to Vietnam), southwestern USA (Arizona, Texas), Mexico, Central America, South America (Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia)
- formerly included[1]
see Brachyachne
- Microchloa ciliaris - Brachyachne ciliaris
- Microchloa convergens - Brachyachne convergens
- Microchloa fibrosa - Brachyachne fulva
- Microchloa fulva - Brachyachne fulva
- Microchloa obtusiflora - Brachyachne obtusiflora
- Microchloa patentiflora - Brachyachne patentiflora
- Microchloa tenella - Brachyachne tenella
References
- 1 2 3 4 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Tropicos, Microchloa R. Br.
- ↑ Tropicos, Microchloa R. Br.
- ↑ "Microchloa". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 208 in Latin
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