Microchloa
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| Genus: | Microchloa |
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| Microchloa setacea (syn of M. indica)[1][2] | |
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Rendlia Chiov. | |
Microchloa, smallgrass,[4] is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family, native to Africa, southern Asia, northern Australia, and the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere.[5]
- Species[1]
- Microchloa altera (Rendle) Stapf - central + southern Africa
- Microchloa annua (Kupicha & Cope) Cope - Zambia
- Microchloa caffra Nees - central + southern Africa
- Microchloa ensifolia Rendle - Angola
- Microchloa indica (L.f.) P.Beauv. - tropical Africa, southern China, Indian subcontinent, Indochina, Java, Philippines, Northern Territory of Australia
- Microchloa kunthii Desv. - Africa, southern Asia (Yemen to Vietnam), southwestern USA (Arizona, Texas), Mexico, Central America, South America (Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia)
- formerly included[1]
see Brachyachne
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References
- ^ a b c d Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Tropicos, Microchloa R. Br.
- ^ Tropicos, Microchloa R. Br.
- ^ NRCS. "Microchloa". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 208 in Latin
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