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