Psammochloa

Psammochloa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Supertribe:	Stipodae
Tribe:	Stipeae
Genus:	Psammochloa Hitchc.
Species:	P. villosa
Binomial name
Psammochloa villosa (Trin.) Bor
Synonyms [1]
Arundo villosaTrin. Ammophila villosa(Trin.) Hand.-Mazz. Timouria villosa(Trin.) Hand.-Mazz. Psammochloa mongolicaHitchc. Timouria mongolica(Hitchc.) Roshev.

Psammochloa is a plant genus in the grass family. ^{[2] [3]} The only known species is Psammochloa villosa.

Distribution

Psammochloa villosa is native to Mongolia and China (Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Xinjiang). ^{[1] [4] [5]} It spreads by rhizomes.

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Hitchcock, Albert Spear 1927. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 17: 140-141 in English
3. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
4. Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 192 沙鞭 sha bian Psammochloa villosa (Trinius) Bor, Kew Bull. [6]. 1951: 191. 1951.
5. Grubov, V.I. (2008). Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia (with an atlas): 1-503. Academy of Sciences, Mongolian People's Republic, Ulaan Bator