Mesosetum

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Mesosetum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Andropogonodae
Tribe: Paspaleae
Subtribe: Arthropogoninae
Genus: Mesosetum
Steud.
Type species
Mesosetum cayennense
Synonyms [1]
  • Bifaria(Hack.) Kuntze 1898, illegitimate homonym not Tiegh. 1896 (Santalaceae)
  • PeniculusSwallen

Mesosetum is a genus of Neotropical plants in the grass family, native to North and South America including the West Indies. [2] [3]

Species [4] [1]

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