Stereochlaena | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
Supertribe: | Panicodae |
Tribe: | Paniceae |
Subtribe: | Cenchrinae |
Genus: | Stereochlaena Hack. |
Type species | |
Stereochlaena jeffreysii (syn of S. cameronii) [1] | |
Synonyms [1] [2] | |
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Stereochlaena is a genus of African plants in the grass family. [3] [4] [5]
see Baptorhachis
Zonotriche is a genus of African plants in the grass family.
Phacelurus is a genus of African and Eurasian plants in the grass family.
Andropterum is a genus of African plants in the grass family. There is only one known species, Andropterum stolzii, native to Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Malawi and Burundi.
Brachyachne is a genus of African, Australian, and Southeast Asian plants in the grass family.
Baptorhachis is a genus of Southwest African plants in the grass family. The only known species is Baptorhachis foliacea, found only in Mozambique.
Chrysochloa is a genus of African plants in the grass family.
Lintonia is a genus of African plants in the grass family.
Coelorachis is a genus of plants in the grass family, widespread across much of Asia, Africa, Australia and the Americas.
Cyrtococcum is a genus of Asian, African, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family.
Schizachyrium is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words σχίζειν, meaning "to split," and ἄχυρον, meaning "chaff." It refers to either the glume or the toothed lemmas.
Sorghastrum is a genus of grasses, native to Africa and the Americas.
Tristachya is a genus of African and Latin American plants in tribe Tristachyideae within the grass family.
Diheteropogon is a genus of African plants in the grass family.
Elymandra is a genus of African and South American plants in the grass family. Most known species are native to Africa; one is found in Brazil.
Heteranthoecia is a genus of African plants in the grass family. The only known species is Heteranthoecia guineensis, which is widespread across much of tropical Africa from Senegal to Tanzania and Angola.
Holcolemma is a genus of African, Asian, and Australian plants in the grass family.
Homozeugos is a genus of African plants in the grass family.
Odyssea is a genus of African and Arabian plants in the grass family.
Rhytachne is a genus of plants in the grass family. They grow principally in wet savannahs in Africa and the Americas. More specifically, they tend to prefer transitional zones between marshes and drier upland savannahs. In the Americas the genus can be found from southern Mexico and Cuba south to northern Argentina, while in Africa it is present below the Sahara, including in Madagascar. Twelve species are included, of which nine are African, two are American, and one, Rhytachne subgibbosa, is found on both continents. The genus is closely related to Coelorachis.
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