Gouinia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
Subtribe: | Gouiniinae |
Genus: | Gouinia E.Fourn. ex Benth. & Hook.f. 1883 |
Type species | |
Gouinia polygama (syn of G. virgata) [1] | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Gouinia is a genus of Latin American plants in the grass family. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
see Enteropogon
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