Ekmanochloa
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Ekmanochloa subaphylla |
Ekmanochloa is a genus of Cuban plants in the grass family.[1][2]. It's habit Perennial. Culms erect; 38–63.25–100 cm long. Culm-nodes constricted or swollen. Leaves differentiated into sheath and blade, or with blades commonly suppressed, transferring photosynthetic function to sheath and culm. Leaf-blades linear, or lanceolate.[3]
Species
- Ekmanochloa aristata Ekman - Sierra de Moa
- Ekmanochloa subaphylla C.L.Hitchc. - Sierra de Nipe
References
- ^ Hitchcock, Albert Spear. 1936. Manual of the grasses of the West Indies 374–375. United States Bureau of Plant Industries, Miscellaneous Publication No. 243
- ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ^ "RBG Kew: GrassBase - EkmanochloaDescription". www.kew.org. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Zuloaga, F. O., O. Morrone & E. J. Judziewicz. 1993. Endemic herbaceous bamboo genera of Cuba (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Olyreae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 80(4): 846–861
- ^ The Plant List search for Ekmanochloa