Nephelochloa

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Nephelochloa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Poodae
Tribe: Poeae
Subtribe: Ventenatinae
Genus: Nephelochloa
Boiss.
Species:
N. orientalis
Binomial name
Nephelochloa orientalis
Synonyms [1]
  • Poa cilicensisHance

Nephelochloa is a genus of flowering plant in the grass family, Poaceae. [2] [3] [4] The only known species is Nephelochloa orientalis, found only in Turkey. [1] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Boissier, Pierre Edmond. 1844. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum, ser. 1, 1(5): 72
  3. Tropicos, Nephelochloa Boiss.
  4. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  5. Cabi, E. & M. Doğan. 2012. Poaceae. 690–756. In A. Güner, S. Aslan, T. Ekim, M. Vural & M. T. Babaç (eds.) Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi. Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını, Istanbul