| Sphaerocaryum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Micrairoideae |
| Tribe: | Isachneae |
| Genus: | Sphaerocaryum Nees ex Hook.f. |
| Species: | S. malaccense |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphaerocaryum malaccense | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Sphaerocaryum is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family. [2] [3] [4] [5] The only known species is Sphaerocaryum malaccense, native to southern China, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Peninsular Malaysia, Philippines, and Sumatra. [1] [6] ( Isachne pulchella was formerly included in this genus, as Sphaerocaryum pulchellum. [1] )