Euclasta (plant)

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Euclasta
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Euclasta condylotricha
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Andropogonodae
Tribe: Andropogoneae
Subtribe: Saccharinae
Genus: Euclasta
Franch.
Type species
Euclasta glumacea
(syn of E. condylotricha)
Synonyms [1]
  • IndochloaBor

Euclasta is a genus of Asian, African, and Neotropical plants in the grass family. [2] [3] [4]

Species

Species include: [1] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Franchet, Adrien René. 1895. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle d'Autun 8: 335-336
  3. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  4. USDA Plants Profile entry
  5. The Plant List search for Euclasta