Catalepis

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Catalepis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Eragrostideae
Subtribe: Eragrostidinae
Genus: Catalepis
Stent & Stapf
Species:
C. gracilis
Binomial name
Catalepis gracilis

Catalepis is a genus of plants in the grass family native to southern Africa. The only known species is Catalepis gracilis, commonly called cause grass, found in Lesotho and eastern South Africa.[1][2][3][4][5]

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  1. ^ Stapf, Otto & Sydney Margaret Stent. 1929. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew 1929(1): 11–12
  2. ^ Tropicos, Catalepis Stapf & Stent
  3. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ "Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora". Archived from the original on 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  5. ^ Sanbi Red List of South African Plants, Cause Gras (a), Cause Grass (e), Catalepis gracilis Stapf & Stent