Rhizocephalus

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Rhizocephalus
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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: Beckmanniinae
Genus: Rhizocephalus
Boiss.
Species:
R. orientalis
Binomial name
Rhizocephalus orientalis
Synonyms [1]
  • Heleochloa orientalis(Boiss.) Dinsm.
  • Crypsis pygmaeaJaub. & Spach
  • Heleochloa pygmaea(Jaub. & Spach) B.D.Jacks.
  • Heleochloa turkestanicaLitv.
  • Rhizocephalus turkestanicus(Litv.) Roshev.

Rhizocephalus is a genus of plants in the grass family, Poaceae. [2] [3] [4] The only known species is Rhizocephalus orientalis, native to Afghanistan, Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Asiatic Turkey, and Uzbekistan. [1] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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References

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