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Microchloa

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Microchloa, or smallgrass,[3] 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.[4]

Species[2]
  • 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[2]

see Brachyachne

References

  1. ^ Tropicos, Microchloa R. Br.
  2. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Microchloa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. ^ Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 208 in Latin
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Microchloa: Brief Summary

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Microchloa, or smallgrass, 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.

Species 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

see Brachyachne

Microchloa ciliaris - Brachyachne ciliaris Microchloa convergens - Brachyachne convergens Microchloa fibrosa - Brachyachne fulva Microchloa fulva - Brachyachne fulva Microchloa obtusiflora - Brachyachne obtusiflora Microchloa patentiflora - Brachyachne patentiflora Microchloa tenella - Brachyachne tenella
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