Harpochloa

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Caterpillar grass
Harpochloa falx, eindstandige aar, Dewetsnek, b.jpg
Inflorescence of Harpochloa falx
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Cynodonteae
Subtribe: Eleusininae
Genus: Harpochloa
Kunth
Type species
Harpochloa capensis
(syn of H. falx)
Synonyms [1]
  • HarpechloaKunth, alternate spelling

Harpochloa is a genus of African plants in the grass family, common name caterpillar grass. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Species [5] [6] [7]

formerly included [5]

see Microchloa

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References

  1. 1 2 Tropicos, Harpochloa Kunth
  2. Kunth, Karl Sigismund. 1829. Révision des Graminées 1: 92 in Latin
  3. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  4. PlantZAfrica.com, Harpochloa falx (L.f.) Kuntze, caterpillar grass (Eng.), ruspergras (Afr.)
  5. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  6. The Plant List search for Harpochloa
  7. Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).