Andropterum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
Supertribe: | Andropogonodae |
Tribe: | Andropogoneae |
Subtribe: | Ischaeminae |
Genus: | Andropterum Stapf |
Species: | A. stolzii |
Binomial name | |
Andropterum stolzii | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Andropterum is a genus of African plants in the grass family. [2] [3] [4] There is only one known species, Andropterum stolzii, native to Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Malawi and Burundi. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Ischaemum is taxonomically one of the most formidable genera in the huge tribe Andropogoneae, belonging to the grass family, widespread in tropical and semitropical regions in many countries. Many species are known commonly as murainagrass.
Exotheca is a monotypic genus of African and Southeast Asian plants in the grass family.
Acrachne is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. Species in the genus are commonly known as goosegrass.
Acritochaete is a genus of African plants in the grass family.
Acroceras is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family.
Apochiton is a genus of East African plants in the grass family. The only known species is Apochiton burttii, native to the Kondoa District of north-central Tanzania.
Brachyachne is a genus of African, Australian, and Southeast Asian plants in the grass family.
Bewsia is a genus of African plants in the grass family. The only known species is Bewsia biflora, widespread across much of sub-Saharan Africa from Ivory Coast to Tanzania to KwaZulu-Natal.
Bromuniola is a genus of Central African plants in the grass family. The only known species is Bromuniola gossweileri, native to Zaïre, Tanzania, Angola, and Zambia.
Chaetopoa is a genus of African plants in the grass family, found only in Tanzania.
Chasmopodium is a genus of African plants in the grass family.
Cleistachne is a genus of African and Asian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Cleistachne sorghoides, native to Eastern Africa and Southeastern Africa, and parts of Asia.
Chlorocalymma is a genus of Tanzanian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Chlorocalymma cryptacanthum, native to the Iringa Region of central Tanzania.
Chrysochloa is a genus of African plants in the grass family.
Loudetia is a genus of African, Arabian, and South American plants in the grass family.
Sacciolepis is a genus of plants in the grass family. Cupscale grass is a common name for plants in this genus.
Sehima is a genus of mostly Asian and African plants in the grass family.
Gilgiochloa is a genus of African plants in the grass family.
Phyllorachis is a genus of African plants in the grass family. The only known species is Phyllorachis sagittata native to Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, Malawi, and Mozambique.