Cleistochloa

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Cleistochloa
Dimorphochloa rigida.jpg
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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: Neurachninae
Genus: Cleistochloa
C.E.Hubb.
Type species
Cleistochloa subjuncea
Synonyms [1]
  • DimorphochloaS.T.Blake

Cleistochloa is a genus of bunchgrasses in the family Poaceae, found in southwestern in Oceania.

They are native to Australia and New Guinea (island). [2] [3]

Species

Species include: [1] [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Hubbard, Charles Edward. 1933. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 33: plate 3209
  3. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  4. The Plant List search for Cleistochloa
  5. "Atlas of Living Australia". Archived from the original on 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2015-02-10.