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Tetrapogon
Tetrapogon villosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Cynodonteae
Subtribe: Eleusininae
Genus: Tetrapogon
Desf.
Type species
Tetrapogon villosus
Synonyms[1]
  • Codonachne Steud.
  • Cryptochloris Benth.
  • Lepidopironia A. Rich.

Tetrapogon is a genus of grasses.[2][3][4]

The name Tetrapogon derives from the Greek roots tetra- and pogon, meaning "four" and "beard", respectively, in reference to the tufts of hairs on the plant.[4] The species in this genus are distributed across Africa and through the Middle East as far east as India.[4][5]

Species[1][6][7]
formerly included[1]

see Chloris

References

  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Desfontaines, René Louiche. 1800. Flora Atlantica 2: pages 388-389 in Latin
  3. ^ Desfontaines, René Louiche. 1800. Flora Atlantica 2: plate 255 line drawing of Tetrapogon villosus
  4. ^ a b c Umberto Quattrocchi (2006). "Tetrapogon Desf.". CRC world dictionary of grasses: common names, scientific names, eponyms, synonyms, and etymology, Volume 1. CRC Press. pp. 2197–2198. ISBN 978-0-8493-1303-5.
  5. ^ Phillips, S. 1995. Poaceae (Gramineae). Fl. Ethiopia 7: i–xx, 1–420
  6. ^ The Plant List search for Tetrapogon
  7. ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
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