Ophiochloa

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Ophiochloa
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Ophiochloa

Type species
Ophiochloa hydrolithica

Ophiochloa is a genus of Brazilian plants in the grass family. [1] [2]

Ophiochloa is closely related to Axonopus , and some authorities consider the two groups to be a single genus. It is found on serpentine soils in the State of Goiás in central Brazil [3]

Species [4] [5]

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References

  1. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  2. Filgueiras, Tarciso S., Davidse, Gerrit & Zuloaga, Fernando Omar 1993. Ophiochloa, a new endemic serpentine grass genus (Poaceae: Paniceae) from the Brazilian cerrado vegetation. Novon 3(4): 360–366
  3. "Name - Axonopus synonyms". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden . Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  4. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. The Plant List search for Ophiochloa