Acroceras

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Acroceras
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Acroceras hubbardii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Panicodae
Tribe: Paniceae
Subtribe: Boivinellinae
Genus: Acroceras
Stapf
Type species
Acroceras oryzoides
(syn of A. zizanioides) [1]
Stapf
Synonyms [1]
  • CommelinidiumStapf
  • NeohusnotiaA.Camus
  • SetiacisS.L.Chen & Y.X.Jin

Acroceras is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

The genus is widespread across warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and the Americas, with a high amount of diversity in Madagascar. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Species [1]
formerly included [1]

see Brachiaria Panicum

See also

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