Nematopoa

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Nematopoa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Triraphideae
Genus: Nematopoa
C.E.Hubb.
Species:
N. longipes
Binomial name
Nematopoa longipes
(Stapf & C.E.Hubb.) C.E.Hubb.
Synonyms
  • Triraphis longipesStapf & C.E.Hubb.
  • Crinipes longipes(Stapf & C.E.Hubb.) C.E.Hubb.

Nematopoa is a genus of African plants in the grass family. [1] [2] [3] The only known species is Nematopoa longipes, native to Zambia and Zimbabwe. [4] [5]

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References

  1. Hubbard, Charles Edward. 1957. Kew Bulletin 12: 51-52.
  2. Tropicos, Nematopoa C.E. Hubb.
  3. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  4. "Nematopoa C.E.Hubb." Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  5. Cope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.