Anomochloa

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Anomochloa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Anomochlooideae
Tribe: Anomochloeae
C.E.Hubb.
Genus: Anomochloa
Brongn.
Species:
A. marantoidea
Binomial name
Anomochloa marantoidea
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It is endemic to Brazil [1]

Anomochloa is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the grass family, Poaceae. It is one of the two genera in its subfamily and the only genus in the tribe Anomochloeae. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] The only known species is Anomochloa marantoidea, native to the State of Bahia in eastern Brazil. [7]

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Description

Vegetative characteristics

Anomochloa is a terrestrial, [1] perennial, rhizomatous [8] herb. [1]

Generative characteristics

The oblong, laterally compressed [8] 10 mm long, and 2.5 mm wide caryopsis [1] has an adherent pericarp. [8]

Cytology

The diploid chromosome count of Anomochloa is 2n = 36. [9]

Taxonomy

It was published by Adolphe Théodore Brongniart in 1851. [2] Within the subfamily Anomochlooideae, it is placed in its own monotypic tribe Anomochloeae. [10] [11]

Conservation

It is an endangered [1] [12] and extremely rare species. [13]

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